Ex-drug executive Shkreli hires lawyer to celebrities for fraud case

[Judi Lynn]

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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[Unknown Beatle]

1. I hope this asshole spends the rest of his

living days in prison. There's no possible justification for raising the price of a drug so exorbitantly high, except for greed.

[7962]

2. Research his history BEFORE that. Its even worse.

He's been scamming for several years

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3. While obviously scum...

I hope his legal fate is determined through an honest (on both sides) proceeding through the criminal justice system. Same as I hope for all those accused of crimes in this country.

[7962]

6. You're right, of course. But I still hope someone beats the shit out of him.

You're just a better person than I. I admit it; there are some folks that just turn me the other way and he's one of 'em.

[William Seger]

7. No, that's not enough; he needs a healthy dose of karma, too (n/t)

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9. The karma deal is beyond the court's jurisdiction...

but, I agree, he's got it coming.

[BlueJazz]

4. Yeah, I hope everything works out for him.

[Earth_First]

5. Clearly "do not speak to the media" was lost in translation...

This guy deserves everything he's got coming to him.

Legally or karmic realignment, it's bound to happen.

[Tab]

8. Reminds me of this....

BROOKLYN (The Borowitz Report)—A criminal lawyer representing Turing Pharmaceuticals chief Martin Shkreli has informed his client that he is raising his hourly legal fees by five thousand per cent, the lawyer has confirmed.

Minutes after Shkreli’s arrest on charges of securities fraud, the attorney, Harland Dorrinson, announced that he was hiking his fees from twelve hundred dollars an hour to sixty thousand dollars.

Shkreli, who reportedly received the news about the price hike while he was being fingerprinted, cried foul and accused his attorney of “outrageous and inhumane price gouging.”

“This is the behavior of a sociopath,” Shkreli was heard screaming.

For his part, Shkreli’s lawyer was unmoved by his client’s complaint. “Compared to what he pays for an hour of Wu-Tang Clan, sixty thou is a bargain,” he said.




Yes, satire

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10. Candidate for this year's "You Call This NEWS?" Award

Of course he'd hire a celebrity attorney -- look up "legend in his own mind" and you'll find a pic of Shkreli.

But can he afford Brafman? Probably, since he must have gotten a good price from TMZ for his video of him threatening a rapper surrounded by masked goons:

http://www.tmz.com/2016/01/28/martin-shkreli-ghostface-killah-threat


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