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Turing Pharmaceuticals’ Martin Shkreli arrested for security fraud

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Martin Shkreli, the reviled CEO and founder of Turing Pharmaceuticals, has been arrested by the FBI amid a security fraud probe, according to Reuters. Shkreli is expected to be charged Thursday for illegally using assets from a biopharmaceutical company he once headed, Retrophin, to pay off the debts of MSMB Capital Management, where he...

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Ross Ulbricht’s top confidante, Variety Jones, arrested in Thailand

The man believed to be Silk Road founder Ross Ulbricht’s closest adviser has finally been apprehended.

In a statement published Friday, the FBI said that Roger Thomas Clark, known online as “Variety Jones,” “VJ” and “Cimon,” was arrested in Thailand. The suspect is pending extradition to the United States. “Clark may have thought residing in Thailand would keep him out...
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