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posted by Fnord666 on Tuesday May 19 2020, @09:03PM   Printer-friendly
from the oh-the-humanity! dept.

Judge denies Shkreli's "delusional self-aggrandizing" plea to get out of jail

A federal judge on Saturday denied Martin Shkreli's request for a "compassionate release" from prison, which was pitched as a way to protect him from contracting the new coronavirus—and to help him work on a cure for COVID-19 so he could save the rest of the world.

Lawyers for the infamous ex-pharmaceutical executive filed an emergency motion April 22 in a bid to free him from the slammer. They argued that Shkreli is at high risk of contracting the virus in the close quarters of federal prison and could possibly become severely ill or die. They also argued that he is in a unique position to work on a cure for the devastating viral illness now sweeping the globe. Shkreli himself publicly made that claim in early April via a scientific document outlining his preliminary efforts to develop an antiviral drug.

In the emergency motion, his lawyers argued that "Current conditions of confinement threaten his health and life and prevent him from doing work that would contribute to the betterment of society worldwide."

Though Shkreli is best known for ruthlessly jacking up the price of a lifesaving generic drug, he is serving an 84-month sentence following his 2017 conviction on two counts of securities fraud and one count of conspiring to commit securities fraud. The charges were in connection with an alleged Ponzi-like scheme involving two hedge funds he previously managed and his former pharmaceutical company, Retrophin. He has served 41 months of his sentence so far.

[...] [federal prosecutors] also noted that, at the time of their court filing, there were no cases of COVID-19 in staff or inmates at the facility in which Shkreli is being held, FCI Allenwood Low.


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  • (Score: 2) by Runaway1956 on Wednesday May 20 2020, @02:06PM (4 children)

    by Runaway1956 (2926) Subscriber Badge on Wednesday May 20 2020, @02:06PM (#996882) Journal

    Yes, treason. Treasonous bastards working overtime to make America believe that it's president belongs to Russia. Treason by the FBI, along with mainstream media. And, don't forget the DNC. They were working to impeach the Trump before he was even sworn in, FFS.

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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday May 20 2020, @04:02PM

    by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday May 20 2020, @04:02PM (#996944)

    Lol, sure pal, reality isn't real, take that red pill and listen to some more fascist propaganda. Your fascist coup is incredibly transparent, gotta love Trump attacking democracy now. Doesn't want mail in ballots because then they can't cheat the election again.

    Deep down you know this is true which is why we've had 3+ years of "she lost get over it" nonsense and attempts to explain why people underwhelmingly voted for Trump. Even with voting machine fraud Trump still lost the popular vote.

    If only you had the mental fortitude to see that you're supporting fascism. Ah well, see you on the battlefield ya worthless blob.

  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday May 20 2020, @06:18PM (2 children)

    by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday May 20 2020, @06:18PM (#997026)

    No. Not treason.

    18 USC 2831

    [quote]Whoever, owing allegiance to the United States, levies war against them or adheres to their enemies, giving them aid and comfort within the United States or elsewhere, is guilty of treason and shall suffer death, or shall be imprisoned not less than five years and fined under this title but not less than $10,000; and shall be incapable of holding any office under the United States.[/quote]

    None of the things you imply come close to that. Unlike actions Trump has taken, such as the Syrian pullout, use of the Office of the President of the United States for diplomatic leverage to favor his campaign, the systematic undermining of Inspectors General because it may be damaging to his personal image, directly lying to the American public about Coronavirus and making misleading scientific statements, and his complete inability to separate himself from the American State (acting as a ideologic demigod), his enmeshment with Russia at the expense of relations with actual allies of the U.S. … Let's just say that adherence to the enemies of the United States is exactly what Donald Trump has been doing, OK?

    • (Score: 2) by Runaway1956 on Wednesday May 20 2020, @11:43PM (1 child)

      by Runaway1956 (2926) Subscriber Badge on Wednesday May 20 2020, @11:43PM (#997152) Journal

      Enemies, foreign and domestic. The DNC is a domestic enemy of the United States.

      • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday May 21 2020, @03:02AM

        by Anonymous Coward on Thursday May 21 2020, @03:02AM (#997221)

        Awww, Runaway I thought you'd gotten past your suspiciously Russian shill behavior, but I guess you're trying the ol' faithful method of GOP gaslighting.