A judge refused to release 'pharma bro' Martin Shkreli from prison, citing his 'delusional' claim that he could cure Covid-19 for free
Convicted pharmaceutical executive Martin Shkreli's plea to be released from prison to work on a COVID-19 cure was denied by a federal judge Saturday, according toIn April, Shkreli requested to be temporarily allowed to remain under house arrest at his fiancée's Manhattan apartment, arguing he wasIn her ruling, Matsumoto cited a probation department's assessment of Shkreli's claim that he could develop a COVID-19 cure that has "so far eluded the best medical and...
Shkreli also claimed in his request that he suffered from "underlying severe allergies" and asthma that put him at higher risk of complications from the coronavirus. However, prison records showed that Shkreli hadn't reported his allergies or taken his over-the-counter medication since September 2017, and that he "has no documented current diagnosis or treatment for asthma."
"Defendant is a healthy, 37 year old man with no recent history of preexisting medical conditions that place him at higher risk for COVID-19 and its potentially life-threatening adverse effects, and he is confined in a facility where there
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