Accused ‘wedding scammer’ facing felonies in Travis County for SXSW venue rental scheme

The Brief

  • Accused Willis “Wedding Scammer” facing two felonies in Travis County
  • Carl Butcho is accused of defrauding media company Axios in a SXSW venue rental scheme
  • He is also accused of defrauding at least 12 people in Montgomery County with losses totaling over $213,000

AUSTIN, Texas The accused Willis “Wedding Scammer” is also facing two felony charges in Travis County for a SXSW venue rental scheme.

43-year-old Carl John Butcho II has been charged with third-degree felony false statement to obtain property or credit or in provision of certain services between $30K and $150K and third-degree felony fraudulent securing of document execution between $30K and $150K.

Charges in Travis County

What we know:

Butcho is accused of running a SXSW venue rental scheme that caught digital media company Axios in its web.

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