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'Pharma Bro' Martin Shkreli Found Guilty of 3 of 8 Charges, Including Securities Fraud (cnbc.com)

Former pharmaceutical chief executive Martin Shkreli has been found guilty of securities fraud. A New York City jury returned the verdict after five days of deliberations. From a report: Shkreli, 34, was convicted of some of the eight criminal counts that he had faced, which had included securities fraud and conspiracy to commit both securities fraud and wire fraud, after a more-than-month-long trial in Brooklyn, New York, federal court. Of the eight counts, Shkreli was found guilty of three. Those included conspiracy to commit securities fraud, and two counts of securities fraud. He was found not guilty of five counts, including those related to wire fraud. He faces up to 20 years in prison when he is sentenced.

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  1. Bro, say it ain't so! by Spy+Handler · · Score: 3, Funny

    and...

    Bro, do u even lift (in prison)

    1. Re:Bro, say it ain't so! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

      (Movie guy voice) They were two awesome bros, with more money than Midas when fate threw them a curve ball... Now they are Bunkees in a federal prison. Watch as they learn to Laugh and Love while serving time and being bitches.
      Bunkees soon to appear on YouTube.

  2. Re:Betteridge's Law of Headlines by Kierthos · · Score: 2, Funny

    I think you're on the wrong article, Betteridge-bro.

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