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‘Pharma bro’ Martin Shkreli released from federal prison and into New York halfway house

Martin Shkreli will his securities fraud sentence in September. He gained infamy for raising the price of a drug by more than 4,000%.

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Martin Shkreli will his securities fraud sentence in September. He gained infamy for raising the price of a drug by more than 4,000%.

Highlights

  • Martin Shkreli, 39, was sentenced to 7 years in prison in March 2018.
  • “Getting out of real prison is easier than getting out of Twitter prison,” he wrote on Facebook.
  • He gained infamy for raising the price of a drug by more than 4,000%.
  • He was convicted of securities fraud in 2017.
  • A friend of his tweeted a photo of them smiling in a car after his release, with the caption: “Picked up this guy hitchhiking.
  • Says he’s famous” The release reflects the credit he received for good behavior in prison, and for completing education and rehabilitation programs while locked up, his lawyer said.