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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.

Original Submission

1. "takyon" - https://soylentnews.org/~takyon/
2. "jailed following a peculiar Facebook post" - https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/13/business/dealbook/martin-shkreli-jail.html
3. "CNBC" - https://www.cnbc.com/2017/09/13/shkrelis-bail-revoked-after-bounty-offered-for-hillary-clintons-hair.html
4. "Bloomberg" - https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-09-13/shkreli-s-bail-revoked-after-threat-against-clinton-on-facebook
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