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Martin Shkreli's $5 Million Bail Revoked for Facebook Post Seeking Hillary Clinton's Hair

posted by cmn32480 on Saturday September 16 2017, @10:23AM   Printer-friendly
from the getting-what-you-deserve dept.

takyon writes:

Martin Shkreli has been jailed following a peculiar Facebook post:

Martin Shkreli, the former pharmaceutical executive who is awaiting sentencing for a fraud conviction, was sent to jail on Wednesday after a federal judge revoked his bail because he had offered $5,000 for a strand of Hillary Clinton's hair.

Mr. Shkreli, who was free on $5 million bail while he awaited sentencing, had made two Facebook posts offering cash to anyone who could "grab a hair" from Mrs. Clinton during her book tour.

At the hearing in Federal District Court in Brooklyn, Judge Kiyo A. Matsumoto said that Mr. Shkreli's post could be perceived as a true threat. "That is a solicitation to assault in exchange for money that is not protected by the First Amendment," she said.

Also at CNBC and Bloomberg.

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  • (Score: 3, Interesting) by looorg on Saturday September 16 2017, @12:35PM (6 children)

    by looorg (578) on Saturday September 16 2017, @12:35PM (#568930)

    Why would he want a strand of hair from Hilary? Is it so his Real-Doll is going to smell like an old lady or does he want to clone her? Hillary could just have made an easy $5k and given it to charity. But I guess that would get in the way of her new book where she explains how she didn't become president and who is to blame for that, which I assume is everyone but herself.

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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday September 16 2017, @01:57PM

    by Anonymous Coward on Saturday September 16 2017, @01:57PM (#568957)

    Martin Shkreli, the former pharmaceutical executive who is awaiting sentencing for a fraud conviction, was sent to jail on Wednesday after a federal judge revoked his bail because he had offered $5,000 for a strand of Hillary Clinton’s hair.

    Mr. Shkreli, who was free on $5 million bail while he awaited sentencing, had made two Facebook posts offering cash to anyone who could “grab a hair” from Mrs. Clinton during her book tour.

    At the hearing in Federal District Court in Brooklyn, Judge Kiyo A. Matsumoto said that Mr. Shkreli’s post could be perceived as a true threat.

    “That is a solicitation to assault in exchange for money that is not protected by the First Amendment,” she said.

  • (Score: 4, Funny) by KiloByte on Saturday September 16 2017, @02:39PM (4 children)

    by KiloByte (375) on Saturday September 16 2017, @02:39PM (#568970)

    Why would he want a strand of hair from Hilary?

    I guess he has a grimoire with a recipe that calls for a witch's hair -- so he chosen the wickest, foulest and most evil witch available. But just think what would happen if that hair gets crossed with an orange one...

    --
    Ceterum censeo systemd esse delendam.

    • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday September 16 2017, @03:01PM (2 children)

      by Anonymous Coward on Saturday September 16 2017, @03:01PM (#568980)

      "what would happen if that hair gets crossed with an orange one..."

      Bradley Manless?

      • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday September 16 2017, @03:04PM (1 child)

        by Anonymous Coward on Saturday September 16 2017, @03:04PM (#568982)

        No, Bradley Unmanned.

        • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday September 16 2017, @03:04PM

          by Anonymous Coward on Saturday September 16 2017, @03:04PM (#568983)

          Bradley Manopause!!

    • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday September 16 2017, @04:48PM

      by Anonymous Coward on Saturday September 16 2017, @04:48PM (#569022)

      I think it was a joke about a witches' brew, but Shkreli is learning that even if he is rich, not being connected enough got his asshole probed. Eventually he may learn that he can be a capitalist asshole and stay out of the courts, if he doesn't threaten the social order by flaunting it and having the plebs question what is going on in this country.

      Will his lawyers have a chance to spring him?