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Martin Shkreli Denied ‘Compassionate’ Release From Prison

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A judge called his claim he could contribute to finding a COVID-19 cure “delusional self-aggrandizing behavior.”

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Martin Shkreli’s petition for compassionate release from prison has been denied, TMZ reports. The so-called “Pharma Bro,” jailed in Pennsylvania on a 7-year sentence for securities fraud, applied for release from prison over concerns of the new coronavirus, but the facility holding him, Allenwood Low, has no confirmed cases.

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