Martin Shkreli

Martin Shkreli ordered jailed after online bounty on Hillary Clinton's hair

A US judge on Wednesday ordered Martin Shkreli to be jailed while he awaits sentencing for securities fraud, citing a Facebook post in which the former drug company executive offered a $5,000 reward for a strand of Hillary Clinton`s hair.

Sep 14, 2017, 09:25 AM IST

Turing CEO Martin Shkreli arrested in securities fraud probe

Martin Shkreli, a lightning rod for growing outrage over soaring prescription drug prices, was arrested in New York by the FBI on Thursday on securities fraud charges involving his former hedge fund and a pharmaceutical company he previously headed.

Dec 17, 2015, 23:42 PM IST

Former hedge funder purchases rights to AIDS pill, raises price from $13.50 to $750 per tablet

A former hedge fund manager Martin Shkreli has purchased the rights to a 62-year-old drug used for treating AIDS patients and raised the price overnight from $13.50 per tablet to $750.

Sep 22, 2015, 10:58 AM IST