Author: Sydney Robinson

The prosecution pursuing charges of securities fraud against “Pharma Bro” Martin Shkreli have been having difficulty finding a jury of Shkreli’s peers who don’t already have a negative bias against him. On Monday, jury selection for the trial of Shkreli kicked off, and it wasn’t long before the excitement of seeing Shkreli brought to justice was dampened, ironically, due to how universally reviled he is. Shkreli, who has made a multitude of headlines over the last two years for jacking up the price of a pharmaceutical by more than 5000% and then acting like a huge jerk about it, is...

With so much corruption going on elsewhere, it’s easy to forget once infamous “Pharma Bro” Martin Shkreli. Fortunately, Shkreli’s trial on charges of securities fraud begins today, hopefully jogging everyones memory about the slimy, criminal creep. Shkreli, who became well known for price-gouging an HIV medication, was arrested in December of 2015 for securities fraud and a host of other charges unrelated to his infamy. Now, the trial for those crimes begins. Shkreli’s trial will cover an ongoing federal investigation into his previous company, Retrophin, which he founded and ran before heading Turing. Shkreli’s charges relate to his decisions...