Martin Shkreli gets 84 months for financial fraud

[irisblue]

From Reuters....1:57 pm today
"BREAKING: 'Pharma Bro' Martin Shkreli sentenced to 84 months for defrauding investors."
I don't see which prison he's beong sent to yet.

[kwassa]

1. Good. He deserves worse.

[Eliot Rosewater]

2. The FIRST thing that pops in my head is

he appeals to a trump appointed judge who lets him off for some stupid reason.

Dont even know if that is possible, but we do need to prepare ourselves for a justice system that favors rightwing males who are white and xtian ONLY.

[madinmaryland]

13. tRump will pardon him and then appoint him to run the FDA. nt

[sunonmars]

3. could not happen to a finer piece of shit.

[TexasTowelie]

4. That's a split between what the prosecutors and his defense attorneys wanted.

The feds wanted 15 years while Shkreli's attorneys asked for 18 months. I don't think 7 years is enough though and I hope they also ordered restitution.

[FSogol]

6. I read that he had to surrender $7.4 million? n/t

[unblock]

5. not nearly enough, but pretty huge by white collar standards.

[shenmue]

7. Hahahahaha, asshole

[irisblue]

8. From The Guardian today

" In a blow to the defense, Matsumoto ruled last week that Shkreli was responsible for nearly $10.5m in losses, a ruling that opens up the possibility of a heavy sentence for a man who was continually disrespectful to the court during his trial, and whose bail was revoked by
Matsumoto after he offered a $5,000 bounty for a Hillary Clinton hair – with the follicle."

That is a chunk of $. I do hppe he goes to a medium security prison, not a country club one like Bernire Madoff.

[sinkingfeeling]

9. Not really long enough, but at least he'll learn about prison life.

[GoCubsGo]

10. Not long enough.

They need to lock him that one up, and throw away the key.

[Lint Head]

11. Maybe there will be some inmates there who can wipe that smirk off of his face.

Not promoting violence just speculating as to what can happen. Because those things do happen in prisons.

[Sherman A1]

12. Not enough

But one hopes that he is able to learn the error of his ways.