Life & CultureNewsThe most hated man in America is probably going to prisonMartin Shkreli has been convicted of fraudShareLink copied ✔️August 5, 2017Life & CultureNewsTextCharlie Brinkhurst-Cuff Martin Shkreli is a douche. Even he knows it. The infamous businessman who once hiked the price of a critical AIDS drug Daraprim by more than 5000 per cent, has been convicted of fraud and is awaiting sentencing. Daraprim, which is used to treat rare parasitic infections in AIDS patients, went from costing $13.50 to $750 per pill in 2015, when Shkreli was at the helm of Turing Pharmaceuticals. Thanks to this move, Shkreli became well-known as the “most hated man in America”, and later in 2015 the hedge-fund entrepreneur and drug-company C.E.O was accused of defrauding investors in MSMB Capital Management, his former hedge fund, and stealing stock from shareholders. The news was met with glee (from people like me), and when brought to trial it was reportedly a struggle to find jurors who could be impartial about him. One potential juror called him the “face of corporate greed”. After a trial that lasted over a month, Shkreli was found guilty on three of eight charges, including convictions of securities fraud and conspiracy to commit both securities fraud and wire fraud. Outside of the court house yesterday, he said: "This was a wtich hunt of epic proportions, and maybe they found one or two broomsticks, but at the end of the day, we've been acquitted of the most important charges." Last year, Shkreli also gained notoriety for buying the only copy of a Wu-Tang album for $2 million then refusing to share it with anyone until Trump was elected. Expand your creative community and connect with 15,000 creatives from around the world.READ MORE InstagramHow do you stand out online? We asked two Instagram Rings judges InstagramIntroducing Instagram’s 2025 Rings winnersVanmoof8 Dazed Clubbers on the magic and joy of living in BerlinWe asked young Americans what would make them leave the USKiernan Shipka and Sam Lansky know what makes a good memeWhy are young people getting married again?Grace Byron’s debut novel is an eerie horror set in an all-trans communeNot everyone wants to use AI – but do we still have a choice?Mary Finn’s message from the Freedom Flotilla: ‘Don’t give up’Are you in a party-gap relationship?For Jay Guapõ, every day in New York is a movieDakota Warren’s new novel is a tale of sapphic obsession