Martin Shkreli after learning of fraud trial: 'Can I play Pokémon Go now?'
by Rupert Neate in New York and agencies from Technology | The Guardian on (#1MC4D)
Former pharmaceuticals CEO dubbed 'poster boy of greed' for raising price of HIV pill 5,000% overnight makes comment after leaving New York court
Martin Shkreli, the pharmaceutical boss dubbed "the world's most hated man" after he increased the price of a HIV-related drug by 5,000%, was on Thursday told he will face trial for fraud.
As he walked out of court , Shkreli had something more pressing on his mind. He asked his lawyer: "Can I play Poki(C)mon Go now?" according to a New York Daily News reporter who overheard the question.
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