He Hiked the Price of a Drug 5000%. Was He Actually Evil?

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1:04 Shkreli image sourced from Alamy (Newsthink is a registered client)
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Articles referenced:
1:13 Vanity Fair interview https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2015/12/martin-shkreli-pharmaceuticals-ceo-interview
4:53 Healio interview https://www.healio.com/news/infectious-disease/20180326/daraprim-prices-still-an-obstacle-for-patients
9:22 FTC case https://www.ftc.gov/system/files/documents/cases/865_2022.01.14_opinion_and_order.pdf
10:03 46brooklyn on Daraprim pricing https://www.46brooklyn.com/news/daraprim

Interviews featured:
Forbes https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NS9blbLrKv4
CNBC https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L-U1MMa0SHw
Shrekli called before Congress https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LPIQ_gyiHag
Bloomberg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gRA8x3wlY2g
Fox5NewYork https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Eg3b7hg1Dc