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Re: Lifesaving HIV drug increased in price by 5000% for no reason
« Reply #80 on: December 21, 2015, 02:47:47 pm »
The stories of him having done something dodgy at his last venture (which is why he's been arested) pre-date his buying of the company who prduced the drug which helped people with AIDS.
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« Reply #81 on: December 21, 2015, 07:53:43 pm »
The stories of him having done something dodgy at his last venture (which is why he's been arested) pre-date his buying of the company who prduced the drug which helped people with AIDS.

Indeed yes.  But stories and rumours are not the same as an investigation.  As has been said, he made himself into a target, a target that encouraged somebody to take a closer look at these stories.

It comes down to this: either he was already under investigation before he gouged the drug, or after he gouged the drug and acted like a complete dick somebody in authority said to somebody else in authority "let's nail this asshole.  Start digging", and took their lead from the rumours.
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Re: Lifesaving HIV drug increased in price by 5000% for no reason
« Reply #82 on: December 22, 2015, 03:19:35 pm »
Ha, ha!  ;D

This has the feel of Trading Places or a Christmas news story retold and directed by Frank Capra. Love it. Hope the c*nt gets sent down. But innocent until proven an absolute c*nt and all that...
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« Reply #83 on: February 4, 2016, 08:13:57 pm »
Looks like he's choosing to go out with the minimum of dignity.  He really is a sociopath isn't he?

Martin Shkreli pleads the Fifth, then tweets about 'imbeciles' in Congress

WASHINGTON—Embattled drug entrepreneur Martin Shkreli — who vigorously defended his decision to hike the price of a life-saving drug from $13.50 to $750 — suddenly went silent Thursday at a Congressional committee, smirking and grinning instead of answering questions.

Now facing an unrelated federal criminal indictment, the typically loquacious Shkreli refused to testify, repeatedly citing his Fifth Amendment right not to incriminate himself.

Members of Congress launched into fiery lectures directed at Shkreli, whose previous company, Turing Pharmaceuticals, came under scrutiny when it raised the price of Daraprim more than 5,000%. The pill is used to treat toxoplasmosis, a parasitic disease that afflicts people with weakened immune systems, such as those with AIDS and pregnant women.

"Drug company executives are lining their pockets at the expense of some of the most vulnerable families in our nation," U.S. Rep. Elijah Cummings, D-Maryland, said. "It's not funny, Mr. Shkreli. People are dying and they're getting sicker and sicker."

The boyish-faced Shkreli sat quietly at the witness table, clasping his hands tightly and slowly rubbing his fingers together as he was lectured. He smirked several times and appeared on the verge of laughter at one point when Cummings was speaking.

After the hearing, he removed any doubt about his feelings.

"Hard to accept that these imbeciles represent the people in our government," Shkreli said on Twitter, where he proceeded to retweet messages from several supporters.

Pelted with hostile questions, Shkreli repeatedly recited a prepared statement that he would not testify on the advice of his counsel. He is facing multiple criminal securities charges over allegations that he took stock from a previous biotech company to pay off business debts and lied about the investment returns of his former hedge fund.

U.S. Rep. Trey Gowdy, R-South Carolina, professed to be flabbergasted at Shkreli's silence on drug-price-hiking issues, telling the entrepreneur that he could testify on those matters without incriminating himself.

"I intend to follow the advice of counsel, not yours," Shkreli told Gowdy.

At one point, Shkreli's attorney, Ben Brafman, stood up in the crowd and tried to intervene. But U.S. Rep. Jason Chaffetz, R-Utah, chairman of the committee, quickly rejected Brafman's efforts.

"No you are not recognized and you will be seated," Chaffetz said.

After less than an hour, Chaffetz dismissed Shkreli from the hearing since he was refusing to say anything.

In a brief press conference afterward, Brafman sought to explain Shkreli's dismissive facial expressions, saying his client was just "nervous." Shkreli did not comment during the press conference, but tweeted moments later.

In days before the hearing, he blasted Congress and made sarcastic jokes on Twitter about the subpoena he received to testify.

"I'm not going to say anything other than the 5th Amendment," he said recently. "They just want this to be a circus."

Full article: http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2016/02/04/martin-shkreli-congressional-testimony-turing-pharmaceuticals-valeant-fda-drug-prices/79808004/

The impression I get from reading this is of a spoiled brat of a teenager rolling his eyes and saying "whatever" after being caught with his hand in his mother's purse for the umpteenth time.
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Re: Lifesaving HIV drug increased in price by 5000% for no reason
« Reply #84 on: February 4, 2016, 09:44:00 pm »
Such an uber-c*nt, would love one 3 minute round in the ring with him.
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« Reply #85 on: February 5, 2016, 06:00:41 pm »
I think his lawyer spent five minutes alone with him and told him to take the 5th because he realised he was an utter dog turd of a human being who would likely incriminate himself if he opened his mouth.  He probably also found him so annoying it was a good way to keep his gob shut.
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« Reply #86 on: February 6, 2016, 05:34:16 am »
I think his lawyer spent five minutes alone with him and told him to take the 5th because he realised he was an utter dog turd of a human being who would likely incriminate himself if he opened his mouth.  He probably also found him so annoying it was a good way to keep his gob shut.

It wouldn't be unthinkable. He really just comes across as an attention seeking spoilt sociopath.

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« Reply #88 on: August 4, 2017, 09:45:31 pm »
He was only convicted on three of the eight charges.  What kind of jail time are we looking at, if any?
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« Reply #89 on: August 4, 2017, 09:46:06 pm »
He was only convicted on three of the eight charges.  What kind of jail time are we looking at, if any?

Up to 20 years if the book is thrown at him.

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« Reply #90 on: August 4, 2017, 09:50:52 pm »
Up to 20 years if the book is thrown at him.

Is that just for the three charges or all of them?  Reading that article they seem confident they can avoid jail altogether.   :butt
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« Reply #91 on: August 4, 2017, 09:51:42 pm »
Is that just for the three charges or all of them?  Reading that article they seem confident they can avoid jail altogether.   :butt

I think it's for the charges he's been found guilty of, but not 100% sure.

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« Reply #92 on: August 4, 2017, 09:55:12 pm »
Let's hope the smug twat sees serious jail time, IF he's guilty of course. I don't know him personally but he hasn't exactly made a good impression.

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« Reply #93 on: August 9, 2017, 04:24:06 am »
Let's hope the smug twat sees serious jail time, IF he's guilty of course. I don't know him personally but he hasn't exactly made a good impression.

You would hope he gets a good stretch.
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« Reply #94 on: August 9, 2017, 10:01:15 am »
You would hope he gets a good stretch.

If they throw him inside I fervently hope he comes out with a certain part of his anatomy stretched beyond all recognition and use.
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« Reply #95 on: August 9, 2017, 10:04:42 am »
Oh he will deffo be popular in jail

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« Reply #96 on: August 9, 2017, 11:25:59 am »
Oh he will deffo be popular in jail

Might come out with HIV.  As much as I wouldn't wish that on anybody it would be a solid case of Karma.
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« Reply #97 on: August 9, 2017, 11:29:49 am »
Might come out with HIV.  As much as I wouldn't wish that on anybody it would be a solid case of Karma.
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« Reply #98 on: August 9, 2017, 09:38:51 pm »
If they throw him inside I fervently hope he comes out with a certain part of his anatomy stretched beyond all recognition and use.

Why are rape jokes considered more acceptable and 'funny' when they're about people in prisoner?

Does it comfort some people?

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« Reply #99 on: August 9, 2017, 11:42:25 pm »
Why are rape jokes considered more acceptable and 'funny' when they're about people in prisoner?

Does it comfort some people?
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« Reply #100 on: August 17, 2017, 08:21:41 pm »
'I hate him': Martin Shkreli court transcript reveals struggle for impartial jurors

In choosing a jury for entrepreneur’s fraud trial, the court dealt with anger over his treatment of the Wu-Tang Clan and concerns that he looked like ‘a snake’

Don’t disrespect the Wu-Tang Clan – not if you want a fair trial. The transcripts for jury interviews from the trial of Martin Shkreli, the pharmaceutical entrepreneur who became “America’s most hated man”, are out – and they show that finding 12 good men (and women) was no easy task.

Shkreli was convicted of fraud earlier this month after deceiving investors in two failed hedge funds. But the perpetually smirking “pharma bro” is best known for hiking the price of a drug used by people with Aids by 5,000% and for buying the only copy of a 2014 Wu-Tang Clan album, then refusing to let people listen to the whole thing.

Over three days in June, the Brooklyn court struggled to find jurors who could give Shkreli a fair trial. Here’s a selection of the replies from the ones that got away. The transcripts were first published by Harper’s.

The court: “The purpose of jury selection is to ensure fairness and impartiality in this case. If you think that you could not be fair and impartial, it is your duty to tell me. All right. Juror No 1.”

Juror No 1: “I’m aware of the defendant and I hate him.”

Benjamin Brafman, Shkreli’s lawyer: “I’m sorry.”

Juror No 1: “I think he’s a greedy little man.”

The court: “Jurors are obligated to decide the case based only on the evidence. Do you agree?”

Juror No 1: “I don’t know if I could. I wouldn’t want me on this jury.”

The court: “Juror No 1 is excused.”

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Juror No 47: “He’s the most hated man in America. In my opinion, he equates with Bernie Madoff with the drugs for pregnant women going from $15 to $750. My parents are in their 80s. They’re struggling to pay for their medication. My mother was telling me yesterday how my father’s cancer drug is $9,000 a month.”

The court: “The case is going to come before you on evidence that you must consider fairly and with an open mind.”

Juror No 47: “I would find that difficult.”

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Juror No 52: “When I walked in here today, I looked at him, and in my head, that’s a snake – not knowing who he was. I just walked in and looked right at him and that’s a snake.”

Brafman: “So much for the presumption of innocence.”

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Juror No 144: “I heard through the news of how the defendant changed the price of a pill by up-selling it. I heard he bought an album from the Wu-Tang Clan for a million dollars.”

The court: “The question is, have you heard anything that would affect your ability to decide this case with an open mind? Can you do that?”

Juror No 144: “I don’t think I can because he kind of looks like a dick.”

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Juror No 59: “Your Honor, totally he is guilty and in no way can I let him slide out of anything because – ”

The court: “OK. Is that your attitude toward anyone charged with a crime who has not been proven guilty?”

Juror No 59: “It’s my attitude toward his entire demeanor, what he has done to people.”

The court: “All right. We are going to excuse you, sir.”

Juror No 59: “And he disrespected the Wu-Tang Clan.”

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Re: Lifesaving HIV drug increased in price by 5000% for no reason
« Reply #101 on: August 17, 2017, 08:47:19 pm »
Given the way he behaved during his trial, his constant tweets and criticisms of the judicial process, I hope they punish him to the fullest extent of the law.
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« Reply #102 on: August 17, 2017, 08:52:52 pm »
He is sooooo foooked when he goes inside.
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« Reply #103 on: August 17, 2017, 09:04:55 pm »
Given the way he behaved during his trial, his constant tweets and criticisms of the judicial process, I hope they punish him to the fullest extent of the law.

I would hope for the near opposite.

I'd hate to think that a judicial system could be so influenced by small minded things like feeling defensive about a few tweets, vanity and pride

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« Reply #104 on: August 17, 2017, 09:07:53 pm »
I would hope for the near opposite.

I'd hate to think that a judicial system could be so influenced by small minded things like feeling defensive about a few tweets, vanity and pride

Judges in the UK give longer sentences if you have been giving it large on social media.

This one cracks me right up.

Drug-dealing brothers jailed after mocking judge on Facebook

Two brothers whose sentences had been suspended are jailed for two years after obscene ‘jeering’ online at judge’s leniency

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« Reply #105 on: August 17, 2017, 09:13:01 pm »
I would hope for the near opposite.

I'd hate to think that a judicial system could be so influenced by small minded things like feeling defensive about a few tweets, vanity and pride

Disrespecting the judicial system is contempt of court.  He was repeatedly warned about it as well.  There are no mitigating circumstances to offer up for a plea of leniency or even clemency.

This brat thinks he can do what he likes because he's rich.  In fact, it wouldn't surprise me that if he goes down their line of appeal will be the sentence was too harsh because the judge was motivated by personal prejudice.  But it's not about punishing him for being a brat.  It's about sending a strong signal that disrespecting the judicial process wont be tolerated, no matter who you are. 
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« Reply #106 on: August 18, 2017, 10:13:54 am »
Judges in the UK give longer sentences if you have been giving it large on social media.

This one cracks me right up.

Drug-dealing brothers jailed after mocking judge on Facebook

Two brothers whose sentences had been suspended are jailed for two years after obscene ‘jeering’ online at judge’s leniency



Sorry for the slow reply.

I recognise that it's important judges are able to make amendments if it becomes clear that they incorrectly assessed a guilty defendant's remorse. That example is very satisfying in that sense!


Disrespecting the judicial system is contempt of court.  He was repeatedly warned about it as well.  There are no mitigating circumstances to offer up for a plea of leniency or even clemency.

This brat thinks he can do what he likes because he's rich.  In fact, it wouldn't surprise me that if he goes down their line of appeal will be the sentence was too harsh because the judge was motivated by personal prejudice.  But it's not about punishing him for being a brat.  It's about sending a strong signal that disrespecting the judicial process wont be tolerated, no matter who you are. 
On that note, about a line of appeal, it is important that the system treats everyone equally whether they are rich or poor. And the rich are just as entitled as the poor to appeal if they feel they have been prejudiced.

I guess I shouldn't have made such a sweeping statement not having read anything that this knobhead has been saying on twitter, but I'm just uncomfortable with the prospect he may receive worse treatment than a less well known defendant who had committed the same crimes would - not least if it gives him a potential out.

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« Reply #107 on: September 14, 2017, 08:40:30 am »
Little scumbag finally crossed a line.  Hope the judge deciding on his sentence sees this and punishes him to the full extent of the law.  The man has no shame nor a shred of conscience.  There is no requirement to go easy on somebody who has no remorse for their actions.

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Martin Shkreli, the former pharmaceuticals company CEO who was once known as “the most hated man in America”, has had his bail revoked after provocative online antics and is going to jail in New York while he awaits sentencing for securities fraud.

A judge at a Wednesday hearing sided with a government demand to jail Shkreli, the so-called pharma bro, saying that Shkreli’s offer to pay a $5,000 bounty for a Hillary Clinton hair with the follicle was “solicitation of an assault”.

The judge said that was not protected by the first amendment and there was “a risk someone may take” Shkreli up on his offer.

On Wednesday morning, Shkreli wrote to the court apologizing for his behavior, saying: “I am not a violent person.”

But for the judge, it was too little, too late.

“He doesn’t have to apologize to me,” she said. “He should apologize to the government, the Secret Service and Hillary Clinton.”

Shkreli watched in silence as the hearing unfolded and sometimes put his head down and appeared to scribble notes. After the judge’s ruling, he remained expressionless as deputy US marshals led him out a side door of the courtroom without handcuffing him.

The government sought to get Shkreli locked up as a danger to the community amid the fallout from his social media post, which read: “The Clinton Foundation is willing to KILL to protect its secrets. So on HRC’s book tour, try to grab a hair from her. I must confirm the sequences I have. Will pay $5,000 per hair obtained from Hillary Clinton.”

A defense attorney had argued in court papers that Shkreli’s recent offer was merely a tasteless joke comparable to some of Donald Trump’s derisive comments, not a threat worthy of putting him behind bars.

“Indeed, in the current political climate, dissent has unfortunately often taken the form of political satire, hyperbole, parody or sarcasm,” wrote the defense lawyer, Ben Brafman. “There is a difference, however, between comments that are intended to threaten or harass and comments albeit offensive ones that are intended as political satire or strained humor.”

Shkreli faces up to 20 years in prison at sentencing, set for 16 January.
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« Reply #108 on: September 14, 2017, 08:46:26 am »

I guess I shouldn't have made such a sweeping statement not having read anything that this knobhead has been saying on twitter, but I'm just uncomfortable with the prospect he may receive worse treatment than a less well known defendant who had committed the same crimes would - not least if it gives him a potential out.

Equal apologies for not seeing your post sooner. 

Given the number of times rich people get away with shit that a normal person would be buried for in a court of law I see this as a win for the good guys.  The fact is the crimes he has committed - the moral (if not illegal), and the definitely illegal - could not be perpetrated by a regular person, because you have to be a special kind of cnut to commit them in the first place.

It's like saying you're worried that Bill Cosby will be more harshly treated than a regular molestor because of who he is.  But who he is is partly the reason it happened in the first place.

And if the key to the guy's appeal is going to be "be as much of a bastard as I can so I can claim everybody is prejudiced against me" then it would only confirm to me what a selfish, heartless piece of shit he really is.
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Re: Lifesaving HIV drug increased in price by 5000% for no reason
« Reply #109 on: September 14, 2017, 11:15:18 am »
Why is the sentencing next year? Seems a bit long...

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Re: Lifesaving HIV drug increased in price by 5000% for no reason
« Reply #110 on: September 14, 2017, 11:38:00 am »
Sorry for the slow reply.

I recognise that it's important judges are able to make amendments if it becomes clear that they incorrectly assessed a guilty defendant's remorse. That example is very satisfying in that sense!

On that note, about a line of appeal, it is important that the system treats everyone equally whether they are rich or poor. And the rich are just as entitled as the poor to appeal if they feel they have been prejudiced.

I guess I shouldn't have made such a sweeping statement not having read anything that this knobhead has been saying on twitter, but I'm just uncomfortable with the prospect he may receive worse treatment than a less well known defendant who had committed the same crimes would - not least if it gives him a potential out.

Fuck that, the little c*nt deserves any treatment he may get.

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Re: Lifesaving HIV drug increased in price by 5000% for no reason
« Reply #111 on: March 9, 2018, 07:29:24 pm »
The c*nt has been sentenced to 7 years for securities fruad

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Re: Lifesaving HIV drug increased in price by 5000% for no reason
« Reply #112 on: March 9, 2018, 07:58:06 pm »
The c*nt has been sentenced to 7 years for securities fruad

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Re: Lifesaving HIV drug increased in price by 5000% for no reason
« Reply #113 on: March 9, 2018, 08:28:01 pm »
He has to give up his one-off Wu Tang album as well.

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Re: Lifesaving HIV drug increased in price by 5000% for no reason
« Reply #114 on: March 9, 2018, 08:35:31 pm »
Hopefully someone takes good care of him in prison every night.

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Re: Lifesaving HIV drug increased in price by 5000% for no reason
« Reply #115 on: March 9, 2018, 08:38:25 pm »
hahaha

Hope he needs anal reconstruction surgery by the time he gets out.  And that he can't afford it because the cost of the meds is too high.
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Re: Lifesaving HIV drug increased in price by 5000% for no reason
« Reply #116 on: March 10, 2018, 11:19:17 am »
So good behavior etc etc...how long will he do? 3?

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Re: Lifesaving HIV drug increased in price by 5000% for no reason
« Reply #117 on: March 10, 2018, 11:50:41 am »
So good behavior etc etc...how long will he do? 3?

Good prison behaviour is getting your head down, doing what you are told and keeping your mouth shut.  QED, this moron is incapable of good behaviour.  That's the beauty of it. 
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Re: Lifesaving HIV drug increased in price by 5000% for no reason
« Reply #118 on: March 10, 2018, 03:30:57 pm »
He'll be in federal jail I'm guessing. He wont exactly be in with the murderers and rapists.

More importantly he's got money so he get pretty comfortable go at it. He'll have appeal after appeal.

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Re: Lifesaving HIV drug increased in price by 5000% for no reason
« Reply #119 on: March 11, 2018, 12:51:06 pm »
The c*nt has been sentenced to 7 years for securities fruad

At least the Americans jail their corporate fraudsters.

Our legal system is littered with corporate con men who run rings around our law enforcement and regulators.

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