‘Pharma Bro’ Shkreli Ordered Jailed Over Post About Clinton

Former pharmaceuticals company CEO Martin Shkreli has had his bail revoked and is going to jail in New York while he awaits sentencing for a securities fraud conviction.

A judge at a Wednesday hearing sided with a government demand to jail Shkreli following his provocative online antics.

Shkreli’s defense argued in court papers filed Tuesday his recent offer to pay a $5,000 bounty for a Hillary Clinton hair with the follicle falls under the category of “political satire or strained humor.” The government calls the comments threats worthy of revoking the bail of the so-called Pharma Bro.

Shkreli is best known for hiking up the price of a life-saving drug and for trolling his critics online. He has said he feels “exonerated” despite his conviction.

Image: Jury Deliberations Continue In Martin Shkreli Securities Fraud Trial Image: Jury Deliberations Continue In Martin Shkreli Securities Fraud Trial
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This Aug. 4, 2017, photo shows defense attorney Benjamin Brafman with former pharmaceutical executive Martin Shkreli after the jury issued a verdict at the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York. Drew Angerer / Getty Images


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