Shkreli’s Social Media Antics Don’t Slow During Fraud Trial
- ‘What’s Up Haters?’ he asks online followers after court
- Pharma Bro’s followers ask financial advice as victims testify
Martin Shkreli Faces Day of Reckoning in Court
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Martin Shkreli is a former hedge fund manager, pharmaceutical executive and social media star. He gained infamy by raising the price of a potentially life-saving drug by 5,000 percent, was dragged before a government committee where he refused to speak and now is on trial, accused of ripping off his investors in a Ponzi-like scheme.
Still, in the midst of a criminal trial that could land him behind bars for 20 years, the brash 34-year-old known as Pharma Bro is refusing to keep a low profile.