These photos reveal why the 26-year-old organizer of the disastrous Fyre Festival has been sentenced to 6 years in prison

Fyre

Billy McFarland, who organized last year's Fyre Festival, was sentenced to six years in prison on Thursday and has been ordered to forfeit $26 million.
McFarland pleaded guilty in March to wire-fraud charges in relation to Fyre Festival, which instantly became infamous after hundreds of attendees were left stranded in the Bahamas last year.
In June, McFarland was arrested again on charges of selling fake tickets through a different company, called NYC VIP Access, starting in late 2017. He pleaded guilty to those charges in July.
Here's a look back at what happened at Fyre Festival.

Billy McFarland, the 26-year-old founder of the nightmarish Fyre Festival that left hundreds of attendees stranded in the Bahamas last year, was sentenced to six years in prison on Thursday and faces a $26 million forfeiture order.

"The remorse I feel is crushing," McFarland said during his sentencing on Thursday, Vice News reported. "I lived every day with the weight of knowing that I literally destroyed the lives of my friends and family."

According to Vice, victims of his scams also testified against him. One investor, Joe Nemeth, said McFarland had "financially ruined" his and his wife's lives.

"It took me 20 years of saving my lunch money to save $180,000," Nemeth said in court, according to Vice. "I hope the justice system has the last laugh at Mr. McFarland."

McFarland had been awaiting sentencing since pleading guilty in March to wire-fraud charges in relation to Fyre Festival.

In July, he pleaded guilty to charges in a separate fraudulent scheme in which he sold tickets to exclusive events such as the 2018 Met Gala, Burning Man, Coachella, the Grammy Awards, and the Super Bowl through a company called NYC VIP Access starting in late 2017.

Fyre Festival, which promised attendees a VIP experience when they set off to Great Exuma in the Bahamas, turned into a nightmare as they encountered delayed flights, half-built huts to sleep in, and cold cheese sandwiches to eat.

Here's what happened at Fyre Festival: