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by kurisufag 407 days ago
pharmabro went to prison for sec fraud, not the daraprim hike
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Well, sort of. Matt Levine noted at the time that penalties for fraud are usually based on damages. Shkreli's fraud had no damages (and his legal team, obviously, emphasized this), but people hated him, so he was sentenced based on unusual factors.

That's the justice system for you.