D'bag, or Capitalist Hero?

[Rick Lee]

He's probably out on bail already, will never do a day of jail time, will probably cop a plea or even beat the rap.

[BE911SC]

Originally Posted by Rick Lee

He's probably out on bail already, will never do a day of jail time, will probably cop a plea or even beat the rap.

He's not a protected member of the financial elite. He'll do time. The real power does the same kind of thing but does so far away from the glare of publicity. His sin is being a greedy a-hole out in the open, unprotected.

[Kraftwerk]

Hate to have to share a cell with this guy and hear him brag about owning the only copy of that
Wu -Tang album in existence. Looks like a Classic Douche got Instant Karma.

[WolfeMacleod]

Originally Posted by GH85Carrera

I sure hope they can bleed him dry with legal fees and force him into some jail time AKA Martha Stewart.

How I wish this wasn't a satire piece.



Lawyer for Martin Shkreli Hikes Fees Five Thousand Per Cent



Credit PHOTOGRAPH BY RICHARD PERRY / THE NEW YORK TIMES / REDUX

BROOKLYN (The Borowitz Report)—A criminal lawyer representing Turing Pharmaceuticals chief Martin Shkreli has informed his client that he is raising his hourly legal fees by five thousand per cent, the lawyer has confirmed.

Minutes after Shkreli’s arrest on charges of securities fraud, the attorney, Harland Dorrinson, announced that he was hiking his fees from twelve hundred dollars an hour to sixty thousand dollars.

Shkreli, who reportedly received the news about the price hike while he was being fingerprinted, cried foul and accused his attorney of “outrageous and inhumane price gouging.”

“This is the behavior of a sociopath,” Shkreli was heard screaming.

For his part, Shkreli’s lawyer was unmoved by his client’s complaint. “Compared to what he pays for an hour of Wu-Tang Clan, sixty thou is a bargain,” he said.

[stomachmonkey]

Originally Posted by BE911SC

He's not a protected member of the financial elite. He'll do time. The real power does the same kind of thing but does so far away from the glare of publicity. His sin is being a greedy a-hole out in the open, unprotected.

This.

If anything the power brokers will make sure he does time for focusing attention on everyone.

[Rick Lee]

Originally Posted by WolfeMacleod

How I wish this wasn't a satire piece.


Lawyer for Martin Shkreli Hikes Fees Five Thousand Per Cent

Rest assured, if his lawyer were the only lawyer in the world, his fees would be far more than 5000% higher.