Entertainment

Billy McFarland Launches COVID-19 Effort in Prison, Swears It’s Not a Scam

A NEW LEAF?

The jailed festival fraudster claims to be crowdfunding money for fellow inmates to call their families amid the pandemic. “I’ve grown up in jail,” he says.

Laura Bradley
Laura Bradley 

Senior Entertainment Reporter

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Laura Bradley

Laura Bradley

Senior Entertainment Reporter

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