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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.
(Score: 0, Offtopic) by khallow on Wednesday May 20 2020, @03:55AM (9 children)
The judge may be taken off [sidneypowell.com] the case for those ridiculous remarks too. After all, even if every was as the FBI claimed, Flynn didn't sell anyone out. That's fantasy added by the judge after the fact. We'll see, but looks like I was premature [sidneypowell.com] about Flynn being out of the woods.
(Formating issues with the PDF copy/paste.) On something you wrote:
Another defense point here is that the details that couldn't be remembered weren't material to any FBI investigations ("The Government acknowledged that General Flynn’s statements to the FBI were not material to a legitimate investigation"). There's so much wrong here.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday May 20 2020, @06:15AM (8 children)
He sold out his country, violated his oath as an officer of the USofA military. The man is the lowest kind of scumsucking lime lizard. He needs to be executed, or electradicted, or exfibrillated. I think he is suffering from early onset conservative mind loss. And, of course, the obvious implication is, that he betrays all humanity by selling out his own country to the corrupt grifter Trump, and his Ruskie "friends". Enemy of humanity. Not a nice person. Un-American.
(Score: 1) by khallow on Wednesday May 20 2020, @07:37AM (6 children)
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday May 20 2020, @09:38AM (5 children)
He confessed? Without being tortured by the CIA? Pretty damning evidence, if you are not suffering from TDS.
(Score: 1) by khallow on Wednesday May 20 2020, @03:30PM (4 children)
The story is that he and his son were looking at multiple felonies, if he didn't plead guilty. Plea bargaining is a thing.
But it doesn't distinguish between innocence and guilt, thus isn't evidence.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday May 20 2020, @04:12PM (3 children)
Gotta love how flimsy evidence is when it is your team on the block, but you were happy to witch hunt Hillary and Biden. Of course when their investigations came up with nothing you STILL believe they are guilty and the DEEP STATE is to blame. Seriously, time to take your meds.
If you had a spine you'sd be demanding to see all the evidence, but again when it is your team you're MORE THAN HAPPY to accept excuses for why we can't see it. READ THE REPORT NOT THE MEMO :D :D :D
(Score: 2, Interesting) by khallow on Wednesday May 20 2020, @04:37PM (2 children)
Back at you on that one. The only evidence for Flynn's alleged guilt is this plea bargain for the crime of lying to FBI agents. Since it's been taken back, it's no longer evidence, as far as I'm concerned. Threatening the defendant with a much longer sentence, if they don't plead guilty, is a little classier than beating up the suspect for said confession, but it has the same credibility.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday May 21 2020, @08:22PM (1 child)
Mental gymnastics, if only they actually improved your brain. I'm tired of every bit of evidence getting dismissed as hearsay. These criminals aren't breaking into a bank, they are communicating with foreign agents to further their corruption and make treasonous deals. He lied to FBI agents, that is a crime and it is not being disputed, yet you and the other propaganda outlets keep trying to spin it as the "deep state" or "bbbut Obama" as if that changes the fact. Lying was his choice, and no amount of hand wringing is going to change that or make it anyone's fault but his own.
The best bit is how the spin tries to accuse Obama, who as far as all the actual evidence shows did not get involved with the Flynn investigation, while Trump is actively interfering in every investigation relating to himself or anyone related to his admin/campaign. You have no honor, no integrity, and you should feel deep shame in falling for these lies and mind games.
(Score: 1) by khallow on Friday May 22 2020, @08:15PM
Some of it isn't even hearsay. The FBI apparently fabricated some statements by Flynn with the Flynn interview transcript, for example.
Moving on, you wrote:
Show evidence then. I'll just note that bald assertions don't even rise to the standard of hearsay.
What does "involved" mean here? For example, this [usatoday.com] indicates some degree of involvement.
Conveniently enough, after that meeting Comey indeed did not share said information with Flynn and the interrogation of Flynn, which was misrepresented by the FBI as being routine, occurred around January 20 and 21, 2017. The email doesn't support Obama planning the events directly (but of course, not evidence against that either), but he was informed ahead of time giving him opportunity to be more involved than he already was.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday May 20 2020, @02:13PM
Why would you lie to us like that, Aristarchus?