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Firm once led by ‘Pharma Bro’ Martin Shkreli reaches $40M settlement for price gougingThe payment will settle allegations that the company raised the price of a life-saving medication by roughly 4,000 per cent after obtaining exclusive rights to the drug.WorldDec 8, 2021
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U.S. sells unique Wu-Tang Clan album to pay ‘pharma bro’ Shkreli’s debtMartin Shkreli is currently serving prison time for defrauding investors of more than US$10 million.TrendingJul 28, 2021
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‘Pharma Bro’ Martin Shkreli accused at trial of cheating investors"Pharma Bro" Martin Shkreli is either a con man who scammed hedge fund investors of millions or a nerdy genius who made them even richer.MoneyJun 28, 2017
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Reputation of ‘Pharma Bro’ precedes him, affects jury selection in his trialSeveral potential jurors at the federal securities fraud trial of Martin "Pharma Bro" Shkreli were excused on Monday after telling the judge they couldn't be impartial toward him.MoneyJun 26, 2017
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Pharma exec Martin Shkreli pleads not guilty to securities fraudA pharmaceutical executive who came under fire for jacking up the price of a lifesaving malaria medication has pleaded not guilty to new charges in his securities fraud case.CrimeJun 6, 2016
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Martin Shkreli’s price increase strategy not uncommon for drug distributorsThe strategy takes advantage of a simple fact: If generic drugmakers can't get their hands on the original product, they cannot perform the tests needed to develop a generic version.ConsumerMar 3, 2016
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CEO who raised price of life-saving drug 5,000% arrested on securities fraudThe drug company CEO who sparked worldwide outrage for raising the price of a life-saving pill by 5,000 per cent has been arrested on securities fraud.ConsumerDec 17, 2015
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Turing reneges on cutting $750-a-pill drug’s priceAfter weeks of criticism for hiking a life-saving medicine's price more than fifty-fold, Turing Pharmaceuticals is reneging on its pledge to cut the $750-per-pill price.HealthNov 25, 2015
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Drug maker offers $1 alternative of $750 Turing pillStepping into the uproar over eye-popping price spikes for old generic medicines, a maker of compounded drugs will begin selling $1 doses of Daraprim, whose price recently was jacked up to $750 per pill by Turing Pharmaceuticals.ConsumerOct 23, 2015
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Meet the Canadian ‘poster boy’ behind skyrocketing drug pricesMeet Valeant Pharmaceuticals, the Laval, Que.-based owner of several medications that have experienced a rapid acceleration in costs in recent years.CanadaSep 29, 2015
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