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07-15-2016, 11:01 PM
'World's most hated man,' Martin Shkreli, just wants to play 'Pokémon Go' like the rest of us
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On Thursday, Martin Shkreli (https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/jul/14/martin-shkreli-fraud-trial-pokemon-go)was told he would face charges for fraud — but the pharmaceutical executive appeared to have other, more pressing issues on his mind.*
On the top of that list was Pokémon Go.*
SEE ALSO: Pokemon Go shouldn't be as good as it is (http://mashable.com/2016/07/12/pokemon-go-analysis/)
After leaving court on Thursday, a New York Daily News (http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/martin-shkreli-asks-lawyer-play-pokemon-hearing-article-1.2711939) reporter overheard Shkreli allegedly telling his lawyer, "Can I play Pokémon Go **w?"
Like a child who's misbehaved and **w seeks forgiveness from a pushover parent, Shkreli appeared to be seeking respite from his impending trial.
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Shkreli, the "pharma bro" once dubbed "the world's most hated man (https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/jul/14/martin-shkreli-fraud-trial-pokemon-go)," is best k**wn for hiking the price of a drug used to treat people with HIV or cancer, Daraprim. Priced initially at $13.50 a pill, Shkreli raised the price of a drug to $750 per pill. Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/07/15/martin-shkreli-pokemon-go/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
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On Thursday, Martin Shkreli (https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/jul/14/martin-shkreli-fraud-trial-pokemon-go)was told he would face charges for fraud — but the pharmaceutical executive appeared to have other, more pressing issues on his mind.*
On the top of that list was Pokémon Go.*
SEE ALSO: Pokemon Go shouldn't be as good as it is (http://mashable.com/2016/07/12/pokemon-go-analysis/)
After leaving court on Thursday, a New York Daily News (http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/martin-shkreli-asks-lawyer-play-pokemon-hearing-article-1.2711939) reporter overheard Shkreli allegedly telling his lawyer, "Can I play Pokémon Go **w?"
Like a child who's misbehaved and **w seeks forgiveness from a pushover parent, Shkreli appeared to be seeking respite from his impending trial.
http://i.amz.mshcdn.com/Zb99z6Zo4iwD0vU6SafKGOIYJm0=/fit-in/575x4096/https%3A%2F%2Fblueprint-api-production.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Fcard%2Fima ge%2F146394%2Fshrkeli2.jpg
Image: Victor J Blue/getty
Shkreli, the "pharma bro" once dubbed "the world's most hated man (https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/jul/14/martin-shkreli-fraud-trial-pokemon-go)," is best k**wn for hiking the price of a drug used to treat people with HIV or cancer, Daraprim. Priced initially at $13.50 a pill, Shkreli raised the price of a drug to $750 per pill. Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/07/15/martin-shkreli-pokemon-go/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
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