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TexasTowelie

(112,142 posts)
Sun Sep 17, 2017, 06:49 AM Sep 2017

'Pharma Bro' Martin Shkreli's life in jail: 'He's not a popular person'

It's hard to say what will happen to Martin Shkreli in jail, but one thing's for sure: It won't be fun.

Prior to being locked up, the 34-year-old former pharmaceutical executive, had spent an inordinate amount of time online, live streaming his life and chatting with fans as he played with his cat "Trashy." Now he may have to share quarters with a fellow criminal -- and perhaps rodents -- and will have his computer use limited, with no access to social media.

Shkreli spent the first day in lock-up after a federal judge revoked his bail on Wednesday. U.S. District Judge Kiyo Matsumoto found he posed an "ongoing danger or risk to the community" by posting a $5,000 bounty on Facebook for a strand of former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's hair, an offer Shkreli later said was "a joke."

Far from the tame image of white-collar prison camps, the MDC is a tough place, said Vincent McCrudden, a former hedge fund manager and commodities trader who spent eight months there in 2012 and 2015. Like Shkreli, McCrudden's comments helped land him in jail. McCrudden, 56, posted online rants threatening public officials.

Read more: http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-pharma-bro-martin-shkreli-life-in-jail-20170915-story.html

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'Pharma Bro' Martin Shkreli's life in jail: 'He's not a popular person' (Original Post) TexasTowelie Sep 2017 OP
Wait a minute... Orrex Sep 2017 #1
'Like attracts like'. Look at how many fans Trump has... WePurrsevere Sep 2017 #5
Yes he does: George II Sep 2017 #7
He should kiss them. Orrex Sep 2017 #8
He should turn them on first. George II Sep 2017 #9
couldn't happpen to a more deserving felon...I mean, "fellow"! lastlib Sep 2017 #2
republican Comrade Casino* will probably pardon The Shkrel, and appoint him... Achilleaze Sep 2017 #3
Haven't seen the typical Shkreli Smirk recently. Buns_of_Fire Sep 2017 #4
What befalls him madokie Sep 2017 #6
What goes around comes around. Demtexan Sep 2017 #10
you reap what you sow DemocratSinceBirth Sep 2017 #11
Enjoy your stay Martin! smirkymonkey Sep 2017 #12
I don't like the idea of prison violence NastyRiffraff Sep 2017 #13

Orrex

(63,203 posts)
1. Wait a minute...
Sun Sep 17, 2017, 07:12 AM
Sep 2017
Prior to being locked up, the 34-year-old former pharmaceutical executive, had spent an inordinate amount of time online, live streaming his life and chatting with fans
He has fans?

WePurrsevere

(24,259 posts)
5. 'Like attracts like'. Look at how many fans Trump has...
Sun Sep 17, 2017, 08:34 AM
Sep 2017

Bullies are often 'fans' of fellow bullies especially if they're ones with power and/or money. Those nasty POS types get off on the fantasy of being able to push around, abuse, mock, and be non-PC like their rich pond scum heroes Trumpass and Shitkreli and get away with it.

Achilleaze

(15,543 posts)
3. republican Comrade Casino* will probably pardon The Shkrel, and appoint him...
Sun Sep 17, 2017, 07:22 AM
Sep 2017

...as republican Ambassador PlentiPooBah to the Grand Republic of Freedonia.

After all, The Shkrel by his very nature embodies the same kind of republican "family values" which (with lots of hidden help from russia) installed Comrade Casino* himself as the dauntlessly deceitful republican pResident and "family values" role model for GOP youth.


* republican Draft-Dodger-in-Chief.

Buns_of_Fire

(17,175 posts)
4. Haven't seen the typical Shkreli Smirk recently.
Sun Sep 17, 2017, 07:39 AM
Sep 2017

I wonder why...

"Martin may have trouble because it seems like he likes to talk a lot," McCrudden said. "There's a thing in prison called 'stay in your lane.' You have to be highly tolerant of other people and be respectful and you'll be OK."


He's doomed.

Demtexan

(1,588 posts)
10. What goes around comes around.
Sun Sep 17, 2017, 09:50 AM
Sep 2017

Never thought about the harm he was doing to others
.

Enjoy your stay Martin.

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