Former ‘newbo evolve’ festival officials face federal bank fraud charges

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Cedar Rapids Gazette: More than three years after the infamous “newbo evolve” festival brought headliners including Maroon 5 and reality TV stars to Cedar Rapids — but then stiffed some of the vendors and left an unpaid $1.5 million bank loan — federal authorities announced Tuesday they have filed criminal charges. According to documents filed in U.S. District Court, former GO Cedar Rapids president and chief executive officer Aaron McCreight, 46, now of Dothan, Ala., and former GO Cedar Rapids finance director Doug Hargrave, 54, now of Puyallup, Wash., each face one count of bank fraud.