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‘Pharma Bro' Shkreli Loses 2nd Bid for Early Prison Release
A federal judge has rejected convicted pharmaceutical executive’s Martin Shkreli’s second request to be let out of prison early, showing skepticism about his claim in court papers that mental health issues have weakened his immune system and made him more susceptible to contracting the coronavirus.
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‘Delusional' Martin Shkreli Denied Prison Release by Judge
A judge has rejected convicted pharmaceutical executive Martin Shkreli’s request to be let out of prison to research a coronavirus treatment.
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‘Pharma Bro' Wants Out of Prison to Research Coronavirus
Convicted former drug company CEO Martin Shkreli, known as “Pharma Bro,” wants to get out of prison so he can help research a treatment for the coronavirus, his lawyer said Tuesday.
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NY, Feds Sue ‘Pharma Bro' for ‘scheme' to Keep Drug Price Up
State and federal authorities are suing imprisoned drug entrepreneur Martin Shkreli over tactics that shielded a profitable drug from competition after a price hike made the so-called “Pharma Bro” infamous
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Martin Shkreli Ordered to Forfeit His Secret Wu-Tang Clan Album to the US Government
The U.S. government became an accidental rap mogul on Monday, winning an order to seize two rare albums from “Pharma Bro” and convicted fraudster Martin Shkreli.
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‘Pharma Bro' Asks Judge for Leniency, Says He Was a Fool in Letter From Jail
“Pharma Bro” Martin Shkreli admitted that he was “very far from blameless” in a letter to a judge asking for leniency, according to court filings. “I was wrong, I was a fool. I should have known better,” Shkreli wrote in his letter to Brooklyn federal court Judge Kiyo Matsumoto. “I accept the fact that I made serious mistakes, but I...
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The US Government Wants Shkreli's Wu-Tang Album
Martin Shkreli has the only copy of Wu-Tang’s secret album. Now the government wants it.
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The US Government Wants Martin Shkreli's Secret Wu-Tang Clan Album
The U.S. government has a sudden, strong interest in the Wu-Tang Clan’s latest album — strong enough to try and seize it from “Pharma Bro” and convicted fraudster Martin Shkreli.
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Prosecutors Want Shkreli's Bail Revoked Over Clinton Posting
Federal prosecutors filed a court motion asking a judge to revoke Martin Shkreli’s bail and throw him in jail because of recent threats the so-called “Pharma Bro” allegedly made against Hillary Clinton.
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'Pharma Bro' Martin Shkreli Repeatedly Lied to Investors, Prosecutor Says
Wealthy investors say former biotech CEO Martin Shkreli told them he was managing tens of millions of dollars’ worth of investments, that they were making double-digit returns and they could withdraw their money at any time.
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Investors: ‘Pharma Bro' Martin Shkreli Was Shady — and Profitable
The jury at the securities fraud trial of “Pharma Bro” Martin Shkreli has heard investors accuse the quirky former biotech CEO of repeatedly giving them the runaround when they tried to pull their money out of his failing health care hedge fund.
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Judge Orders ‘Pharma Bro' Shkreli to Stop Talking About Case
In the wake of a five-minute rant to reporters last week, “Pharma bro” Martin Shkreli was ordered Wednesday to stop publicly discussing his ongoing securities fraud trial near the Brooklyn courthouse where his trial is being held, CNBC reported. Judge Kiyo Matsumoto said Shkreli’s comments to the media left her shocked. “There’s a great risk jurors will be exposed,” she...
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Prosecutors Ask Judge to Gag Pharmaceuticals CEO Martin Shkreli
Prosecutors want a judge to make “Pharma Bro” Martin Shkreli stop talking.
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Investor: ‘Pharma Bro' Reported Too-Good-To-Be-True Returns
An investor who put $300,000 into one of “Pharma Bro” Martin Shkreli’s health care industry hedge fund testified Thursday that he reported eye-popping returns before abruptly shutting down the fund and ducking her demands to get her money back....
Prosecutors say the account shows Sarah Hassan was a victim of a scam orchestrated by the impish former pharmaceutical CEO and social... -
Ex-Pharmaceutical CEO Accused at Trial of Cheating Investors
“Pharma Bro” Martin Shkreli is either a con man who scammed hedge fund investors of millions or a nerdy genius who made them even richer....
The conflicting portraits were offered Wednesday at opening statements of Shkreli’s securities fraud trial, a case colored by the ex-pharmaceutical CEO’s antics on social media that, despite the urging of his lawyers to lay low, have... -
Ex-Drug Company CEO Martin Shkreli to Speak at Harvard
Controversial former pharmaceutical executive Martin Shkreli is set to speak at Harvard while out on bail awaiting his federal securities fraud trial.
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UK Regulators Fine Pfizer Over $100M for Epilepsy Drug Price Hike
British regulators fined U.S. drugmaker Pfizer and distributor Flynn Pharma a record 89.4 million pounds ($112.7 million) Wednesday for increasing the cost of an epilepsy drug by as much as 2,600 percent. Pfizer and Flynn Pharma charged “excessive and unfair prices” for the drug used by 48,000 people in Britain, the Competition and Markets Authority said. Pfizer was fined 84.2...
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Martin Shkreli Shares Portions of Secret $2 Million Wu-Tang Clan Album to Celebrate Trump Win
Suffering from election hangover? Well for Wu-Tang Clan fans there was a small…small upside. And it comes from a rather unlikable source.
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'Pharma Bro' Martin Shkreli Goes After Chris Evans Following Twitter War With Patton Oswalt
After getting into a Twitter duel with actor/comedian Patton Oswalt earlier in the week, Martin Shkreli went after ‘Captain America’ himself in a series of vulgar tweets after Chris Evans voiced support for Oswalt.