Martin Shkreli Is Released from Prison Early

Martin Shkreli, the “Pharma Bro” who gained notoriety for unapologetically raising drug prices, has been released from federal prison in Pennsylvania and transferred to a halfway house.

Shkreli was sentenced in 2018 to 7 years in prison after being convicted of securities fraud for lying to investors and for manipulating shares of Retrophin Inc., a biotech company he founded. He was released early from a low-security federal prison in Allenwood, Pennsylvania.