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Pharma Bro Shkreli Guilty On 3 Counts, Questions Jury Verdict, Talks Appeal In Livestream After Twitter

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Mark Melin
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When Pharma Bro Martin Shkreli, 34, walked out of a Brooklyn federal courthouse after being found guilty of three counts of security fraud, he exhibited a trademark defiance. Calling prosecutor’s efforts a “witch hunt of epic proportion,” he claimed they “maybe found one or two broomsticks." The infamous “ pharma bro,” who throughout the trial chided prosecutors and tweeted comments in violation of court orders, may now face 20 years in prison – or could face no jail time at all.

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Mark Melin is an alternative investment practitioner whose specialty is recognizing the impact of beta market environment on a technical trading strategy. A portfolio and industry consultant, wrote or edited three books including High Performance Managed Futures (Wiley 2010) and The Chicago Board of Trade’s Handbook of Futures and Options (McGraw-Hill 2008) and taught a course at Northwestern University's executive education program.