Martin Shkreli discarded his smugness and glibness for real tears at his sentencing hearing, where a federal judge sent him away for seven years. From CNBC:
Notorious "pharma bro" Martin Shkreli was sentenced Friday to seven years in prison for federal fraud charges related to hedge funds and a drug company that he once ran.
"There one person to blame for me being here today is me," a choked-up Shkreli told a judge before she imposed the prison term. "Not the government. There is no conspiracy to take down Martin Shkreli."
"I took down Martin Shkreli."
"This is my fault. I am no victim here," Shkreli said, before breaking down into sobs as he promised his lawyer not to let him down in his efforts to contribute to society.
Shkreli got off lucky because the prosecutor was seeking a 15-year sentence. He’s also going to have to pay hefty penalties:
Shkreli, who will get credit for six months he has already spent in jail since shortly after his conviction, also was sentenced to three years of probation, and ordered to pay a $75,000 fine.
The judge had already ordered Shkreli, who will turn 35 on March 17, to also forfeit nearly $7.4 million to the federal government. And she ordered him to obtain mental health counseling while on probation.
In late September 2017, Shkreli offered a creepy bounty to assault Hillary Clinton for a DNA sample, telling his followers to try and grab (and come away with) some of Hillary Clinton’s hair while she was on her book tour. He was eventually jailed for his antics because he was awaiting sentencing in the fraud case and prosecutors deemed him a "danger to the community." He originally gained fame after news went viral that the pharmaceutical company he owned and founded hiked the price of a lifesaving drug by 5,000 percent overnight, the cost of the tablets going from $13.50 to $750 per pill. Frankly, that in and of itself should be criminal, but Congress did nothing about it other than forcing a smug Shkreli to appear before them to answer questions.
Good luck in prison, Shkreli. You’re gonna need it.