Martin Shkreli, the former CEO of Turing Pharmaceuticals, became widely known for his decision to increase the price of the lifesaving drug Daraprim by more than 5,000%, from $13.50 to $750 per pill overnight. This move was widely criticized and brought attention to the issue of drug pricing in the pharmaceutical industry. Alongside this controversy, Shkreli faced arrest in 2015 on charges of securities fraud at the federal level. He was accused of running a Ponzi-like scheme at his previous hedge fund and a pharmaceutical company he had previously led. In 2017, Shkreli was found guilty and received a seven-year sentence in federal prison.
On September 13, 2017, his bail was revoked following a Facebook post offering $5,000 for a strand of Hillary Clinton's hair which the judge perceived as solicitation to assault, which is not protected under the First Amendment. Shkreli's post was preceded by others that suggested he might have plans to clone Hillary Clinton. Shkreli said that his post was satire, and his lawyer described it as tasteless but not a threat. Shkreli edited the post to add a disclaimer that it was satire, and later said he did this minutes after publication. Shkreli apologized for the post. He was sent to the Metropolitan Detention Center, Brooklyn while awaiting sentencing.
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