Judge denies 'Pharma bro' Martin Shkreli's 'delusional' request to leave prison to fight coronavirus
Source: Washington Post
A judge this weekend denied convicted pharmaceutical executive Martin Shkreli’s request to leave prison so he could research a treatment for the novel coronavirus, after officials dismissed his rationale as the type of “delusional self-aggrandizing behavior” that got him locked up.
Shkreli, who gained notoriety as the “Pharma Bro” executive who raised the price of an AIDS drug by 5,000 percent, has been serving a seven-year sentence at a low-security prison in Allenwood, Pa., since his 2017 conviction for defrauding investors. Known for taunting his critics, Shkreli has been banned from Twitter and denied bail over antics including a bounty on Hillary Clinton’s hair.
Prisoners nationwide have sought release during the coronavirus pandemic, as correctional centers turn into hot spots for the virus. But Shkreli’s request was unusual: Last month, his attorney asked federal authorities to release him to his fiancee’s New York City apartment so he could perform lab work.
In her denial of the furlough request, Matsumoto wrote that Shkreli was “healthy,” that he had no “recent history of preexisting medical conditions that place him at higher risk” and that no cases of the virus have been reported at the prison.
Read more: https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2020/05/17/martin-shkreli-pharma-bro-release-denied/
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dude has Charlie Manson eyes
Let's be real here. 
