Fyre Festival Founder Billy McFarland Loses $5 Million USD Lawsuit

Following his recent arrest for a separate, alleged fraud issue, Fyre Festival founder Billy McFarland has been ordered to pay $5 million USD to two concertgoers. North Carolina residents Seth Crossno and Mark Thompson had only requested $25,000 when they first filed their lawsuit, but the judge ordered $1.5 million USD in "compensatory damages" and 1 million USD in "punitive damages" for each of them. As Vice notes, these two stand as the "first victims" of the Fyre fiasco to "obtain a judgemen...