Pharma Bro Shkreli Jailed Over Clinton Hair Bounty

Martin Shkreli jacked up the price of a life-saving drug, bought the only copy of a new Wu-Tang Clan album, and committed securities fraud. 

But it was offering $5,000 for a strand of Hillary Clinton's hair that finally proved a bridge too far. Bloomberg reports a judge revoked the former pharmaceutical CEO's bail and ordered him immediately to jail Wednesday. Judge Kiyo Matsumoto ruled the 34-year-old Shkreli "may be an ongoing danger or risk to the community," according to CNBC.

 Shkreli had been out on $5 million bond following his conviction on securities fraud charges last month for which he faces up to 20 years in prison. He will now remain in jail until his scheduled sentencing on those charges in January.

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