Ex-drug executive Shkreli hires lawyer to celebrities for fraud case [View all]
Source: Reuters
Ex-drug executive Shkreli hires lawyer to celebrities for fraud case
Reuters
By Nate Raymond
4 hours ago
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Former drug executive Martin Shkreli, facing an indictment for engaging in securities fraud, replaced his legal team on Tuesday with a New York lawyer whose past clients have included former International Monetary Fund chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn and rapper Sean "Diddy" Combs.
Shkreli, 32, had gained notoriety before his indictment when Turing Pharmaceuticals, which he headed at the time, raised the price of a drug used to treat a dangerous parasitic infection to $750 from $13.50.
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Shkreli, during an interview on Fox Business Network on Tuesday, said he was "excited" about hiring Brafman, whose clients have also included rock star Michael Jackson, football player Plaxico Burress and rapper Jay-Z.
"You know, his track record is impeccable, and I think that to the extent that he's representing me going forward, I think we're going to put our best foot forward," Shkreli said.
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