Federal prosecutors argued his recent post implied “threats and harassment” against the former secretary of state and proved he poses a danger to the community.
“[Mr.] Shkreli’s latest threat is concerning not only because it has required a significant expenditure of resources by the U.S. Secret Service, which is charged with protecting Secretary Clinton, but also because there is a significant risk that one of his many social media followers or others who learn of his offers through the media will take his statements seriously — as has happened previously — and act on them,” prosecutors wrote in a legal motion, according to USA Today.
Currently, the former CEO of Turing Pharmaceuticals is free on a $5 million bond.
The judge who presided over the trial that found Mr. Shkreli guilty of three counts of securities fraud, U.S. District Court Judge Kiyo Matsumoto, scheduled a hearing Sept. 14 on the bail revocation motion.
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