Martin Shkreli is found guilty of securities fraud

Re:Martin Shkreli is found guilty of securities fraud by Clubber on Friday August 04, 2017 @03:19PM (#14931225)

Also, according to the NYT article, all investors tripled their money.

"The investors who invested all made money — by the defense’s tally, more than triple what they invested."

[ Parent | on HN ]

Re:Martin Shkreli is found guilty of securities fraud by cowsandmilk on Friday August 04, 2017 @03:39PM (#14931432)

So, it is okay to lie to investors, as long as you eventually pull a success off? And you make those investors you were lying to money by committing fraud on the investors in your new company (Retrophin), so they make money, but not as much they would have if you weren't secretly taking profits to pay off the investors you previously defrauded?

[ Parent | on HN ]

Re:Martin Shkreli is found guilty of securities fraud by manquer on Sunday August 06, 2017 @01:58AM (#14939977)

While I don't agree to what shkreli did, founders / promoters lie all time .

[ Parent | on HN ]

Re:Martin Shkreli is found guilty of securities fraud by sigmar on Friday August 04, 2017 @03:26PM (#14931298)

It's not fraud if investors make money? Someone better tell Madoff that he's getting out.

[ Parent | on HN ]

Re:Martin Shkreli is found guilty of securities fraud by fnovd on Friday August 04, 2017 @03:32PM (#14931353)

The operative word here is "all."

[ Parent | on HN ]

Re:Martin Shkreli is found guilty of securities fraud by sigmar on Friday August 04, 2017 @03:53PM (#14931588)

That doesn't matter. Lying during a business deal is still fraud.

[ Parent | on HN ]

Re:Martin Shkreli is found guilty of securities fraud by Clubber on Friday August 04, 2017 @04:44PM (#14932086)

Ever watch a commercial?

[ Parent | on HN ]