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85. He only got arrested because he defrauded other obscenely rich people.

Thu Dec 17, 2015, 01:36 PM

Dec 2015

That's the only thing obscenely rich, evil people get arrested for.

But at least he got arrested for something, even though it's still perfectly legal for him to charge obscene amounts for a life-saving drug. When that becomes illegal - then I'll celebrate. But I'm not holding my breath.

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Turing Pharmaceuticals CEO Shkreli arrested by FBI: Reuters [View all] Nye Bevan Dec 2015 OP

Ha! Itchinjim Dec 2015 #1

Or as I like to think of it; Christmas came early Bubzer Dec 2015 #48

Yes indeed Liberal_in_LA Dec 2015 #71

Woo Hoo!! longship Dec 2015 #2

A true Xmas present for America and the world Proserpina Dec 2015 #3

Perp. Walk . He is no longer smirking Liberal_in_LA Dec 2015 #80

He's wearing The Shroud of Turing. Kingofalldems Dec 2015 #122

Lol. Duzy Liberal_in_LA Dec 2015 #133

Thankyou for posting these. I don't take much pleasure in other people's problems.... marble falls Dec 2015 #148

Find the webcam footage of him christx30 Dec 2015 #151

In response to HIV folks possibly not being able to afford the drug he posted Liberal_in_LA Dec 2015 #152

Karma rolls clear around. I bet he's finally an outside PR firm. I see him taking his.... marble falls Dec 2015 #153

Yes!!!!! (nt) paleotn Dec 2015 #4

I'm sure that Big Pharma is having a cow. yardwork Dec 2015 #5

This has to do with ripping off his FORMER company, not the price increases 7962 Dec 2015 #14

Yeah, Karma's a bitch Tab Dec 2015 #24

I'm saying that they will help the Feds take him down. yardwork Dec 2015 #32

I sure hope so. They certainly would have the resources to assist. 7962 Dec 2015 #42

This has to do with being a bigshot on the gouging story sparking an investigation into his life... pipoman Dec 2015 #50

Retrophin had already filed suit for 65 million & reported him to the feds 7962 Dec 2015 #62

Exactly iandhr Dec 2015 #93

yes but angryvet Dec 2015 #126

The FIRST time I've ever seen him without that smirk! 7962 Dec 2015 #130

Hedge fund owners are blood-sucking grifters - all of them! Divernan Dec 2015 #6

The wheel of Karma grinds slowly but it grinds exceedingly fine. hobbit709 Dec 2015 #7

Perfect! FailureToCommunicate Dec 2015 #17

Just LOOK at that confident grin Plucketeer Dec 2015 #60

it's not masked very well Kalidurga Dec 2015 #102

I will disagree - I knew it would catch up to him eventually, but not bullwinkle428 Dec 2015 #30

Arrested for openly carrying a smug, shit-eating grin Orrex Dec 2015 #8

+1 joshcryer Dec 2015 #22

You just knew this asshole would go down sooner than later titaniumsalute Dec 2015 #9

He's another ponzi scheme hedge funder harun Dec 2015 #128

You might call this Pharma Karma. It made my day. Vinca Dec 2015 #10

Love that! Pharma Karma. stolen. :-) eom LittleGirl Dec 2015 #19

Pharma Karma.. excellent! mountain grammy Dec 2015 #51

He wasn't arrested for price gouging medication like 5000% KeepItReal Dec 2015 #11

The free market reacted very quickly to his price gouging metalbot Dec 2015 #12

Hedge fund owners are slick grifters & generally bad news. Divernan Dec 2015 #38

Too much supply of capital and too little demand for it. JDPriestly Dec 2015 #107

Very, very wise observations! Divernan Dec 2015 #109

Proving Al Capone was a bitch Tab Dec 2015 #26

Aslong as he stays there for a long time passiveporcupine Dec 2015 #118

You should read Eliot Ness' book jmowreader Dec 2015 #119

Karma! Tripper11 Dec 2015 #13

+1. closeupready Dec 2015 #73

No wonder he jacked up the price of the drug nitpicker Dec 2015 #15

There are a few things I've hoped would happen to him and this is one, 7962 Dec 2015 #16

It would be a reluctant hide drmeow Dec 2015 #91

Link to Bloomberg nitpicker Dec 2015 #18

Here's what another Biotech CEO said about Shkreli's company: 7962 Dec 2015 #20

Exactly How Did He Get There? ProfessorGAC Dec 2015 #82

EXACTLY what he is. Here's a history: He started Turing after Retrophin's BoD fired him; 7962 Dec 2015 #94

Great Facts ProfessorGAC Dec 2015 #108

There are no requirements to starting a company and calling yourself the boss. 7962 Dec 2015 #113

No Thanks ProfessorGAC Dec 2015 #116

I guess they figure they'll get rich riding his train. Thats what happened with KBIO 7962 Dec 2015 #117

Like A Card Counter At The Blackjack Table ProfessorGAC Dec 2015 #120

I agree. And also, I've always thought short selling should be illegal. 7962 Dec 2015 #131

May they Unleash Marty McGraw Dec 2015 #112

It wasn't the first corporation he ran. notadmblnd Dec 2015 #125

I'd bet that he wouldn't have been scrutinized were it not for his stupidity. joshcryer Dec 2015 #21

You've put into words what I imagined happened. AllyCat Dec 2015 #28

What he did is SOP for CEOs. joshcryer Dec 2015 #29

No, this has been developing for a few years iirc elehhhhna Dec 2015 #34

I saw riversedges' post, interesting. joshcryer Dec 2015 #37

A noon ET press conference on the arrest is scheduled at the U.S. Attorney's Office in Brooklyn, N.Y riversedge Dec 2015 #23

Look back even further and you'll see he's been a scumbag for YEARS 7962 Dec 2015 #64

This just made my day SmittynMo Dec 2015 #25

BET retrowire Dec 2015 #27

Schadenfreude Fritz Walter Dec 2015 #31

No Schade from me, just freude!! Coventina Dec 2015 #47

While I have always said MurrayDelph Dec 2015 #65

NY Times link BumRushDaShow Dec 2015 #33

Psychopathic CEO and Psychopathic company Ichingcarpenter Dec 2015 #35

Photo of him at the time of his arrest Ichingcarpenter Dec 2015 #61

He's like a cartoon badguy.... PassingFair Dec 2015 #70

He is just more apparent and obvious in his psychopathy Ichingcarpenter Dec 2015 #78

Politicians too arikara Dec 2015 #143

His companies stock dropped 50% immediately...LOL. Historic NY Dec 2015 #36

Is Pharma Bro being sacrificed by the PTB's? 90-percent Dec 2015 #39

The differences are BumRushDaShow Dec 2015 #49

... catbyte Dec 2015 #40

Couldn't agree with you or Grumpy Cat more! Lifelong Protester Dec 2015 #89

Have a holly jolly christmas! Politicub Dec 2015 #41

Hopefully, they have a solid case and winnable in a short period of time... Deuce Dec 2015 #43

Nah, he doesn't need due process ... let him sit there for a month or so ... Myrina Dec 2015 #44

It would be nice if he would have to languish in jail over the holidays... Deuce Dec 2015 #54

The feds generally know what they're doing. Nye Bevan Dec 2015 #100

Schadenfreude never felt so good! hueymahl Dec 2015 #45

Haha! Couldn't have happened to a more deserving asshole! City Lights Dec 2015 #46

That's some poetic justice. PatrickforO Dec 2015 #52

How the hell are you heading up pharmaceutical co's and hedge funds by 32? TwilightGardener Dec 2015 #53

His success was fake. He was a small time Maddoff Liberal_in_LA Dec 2015 #75

HUGE K & R !!! WillyT Dec 2015 #55

This is one of those headlines They_Live Dec 2015 #56

Dharma Recursion Dec 2015 #57

Merry Christmas shit-head! MowCowWhoHow III Dec 2015 #58

This sucks. He was fantastic at debunking the notion we don't need regulation. frizzled Dec 2015 #59

I'd fund a kickstarter to kick his ass 7962 Dec 2015 #63

That's an Asskickstarter. There's a difference. jmowreader Dec 2015 #137

Ahhh 7962 Dec 2015 #140

And in this case, an Asskickstarter wouldn't be all that expensive jmowreader Dec 2015 #142

No, that's kickassstarter Raster Dec 2015 #155

What about other crooked hedge fund managers? roomtomove Dec 2015 #66

There are others who have been arrested and convicted. Nye Bevan Dec 2015 #67

Hedge Funders are small enough to fail. iandhr Dec 2015 #96

Well this made MY day!! hamsterjill Dec 2015 #68

Ha Ha! TIME TO PANIC Dec 2015 #69

Picture after arrest. Exiting court Liberal_in_LA Dec 2015 #72

Oh, no smug look on THAT face for a change!!!! 7962 Dec 2015 #95

I always felt like I wanted to slap that smug face. Nye Bevan Dec 2015 #101

I wanted SOMEONE to do far worse......... 7962 Dec 2015 #145

Shkreli drove fund from $3 million to $331. Used clients money to pay his living expenses. He is a M Liberal_in_LA Dec 2015 #74

Jerk! Liberal_in_LA Dec 2015 #76

This is one guy. I'd love to see Geronimoe Dec 2015 #77

Silly boy. Even in the High Society of Soulless Wealthy Pricks, there are rules to follow. hunter Dec 2015 #79

indeed allan01 Dec 2015 #81

Shadenfreud never felt so good! NastyRiffraff Dec 2015 #83

buy out clif Dec 2015 #84

He only got arrested because he defrauded other obscenely rich people. CharlotteVale Dec 2015 #85

Actually he defrauded a lot of "regular' folks like you & me. 7962 Dec 2015 #97

The rich screwing over the non-rich is business as usual. CharlotteVale Dec 2015 #104

Yep, if he'd stolen from the poor, he'd be a "smart businessman." nt valerief Dec 2015 #106

Me haz Turbineguy Dec 2015 #86

Delicious. I like to fantasize that the Fibs are going to cut a deal with him... TygrBright Dec 2015 #87

I wish it were otherwise, but Gene Debs Dec 2015 #88

Post removed Post removed Dec 2015 #90

I considered posting something similar, but its a bit risky!!!! 7962 Dec 2015 #98

I didn't WISH it to happen on him yurbud Dec 2015 #105

I can picture CNBC claiming he was only targeted because of the media attention. Spitfire of ATJ Dec 2015 #92

That moment..... 47of74 Dec 2015 #99

Lol Liberal_in_LA Dec 2015 #103

He could get up to 20 years in prison. Oh my! Glimmer of Hope Dec 2015 #110

Hey! Marty! Hal Bent Dec 2015 #111

A criminal lawyer representing...Martin Shkreli...announced that he was hiking his fees rocktivity Dec 2015 #114

LOL. Nye Bevan Dec 2015 #115

yay! DonCoquixote Dec 2015 #121

Good. LS_Editor Dec 2015 #123

Here's the indictment of that little douchenozzel and one of his buddies 47of74 Dec 2015 #124

"The defendant MARTIN SHKRELI (hereinafter referred to as DOUCHENOZZLE)....." Nye Bevan Dec 2015 #127

What a lovely holiday gift that is!!!! That smirking shit!!! nt MADem Dec 2015 #129

Excellent. Ivan Kaputski Dec 2015 #132

Welcome to the lockup DebbieCDC Dec 2015 #134

Thank you for posting this good news. n/t Judi Lynn Dec 2015 #135

Payday Shkreli! suffragette Dec 2015 #136

Good! Fuck that arrogant sociopath! Dont call me Shirley Dec 2015 #138

Good cindyperry Dec 2015 #139

Did he recently bring this onto himself thanks to his recent greedy move? PersonNumber503602 Dec 2015 #141

This should have a thousand recs. Curmudgeoness Dec 2015 #144

So satisfying... Helen Borg Dec 2015 #146

I hope he only the first of a bunch of them. I've been affected by a simular situation with... marble falls Dec 2015 #147

Just watch as he gets off scott free. Kablooie Dec 2015 #149

Along with the help of some Democratic politicans who think we need to look forward only... 47of74 Dec 2015 #150

He's a jerk. n/t Aerows Dec 2015 #154