'Pharma bro' Martin Shkreli's plea for early prison release to help develop COVID-19 cure was rejected by judge

District Judge Kiyo Matsumoto said the 37-year-old's 'self-described altruistic intentions' do not not provide a legal basis to grant an early release.

Martin Shkreli's request to be released early from prison so he could help work on a coronavirus cure has been denied.

"The court does not find that releasing Mr. Shkreli will protect the public, even though Mr. Shkreli seeks to leverage his experience with pharmaceuticals to help develop a cure for COVID-19 that he would purportedly provide at no cost," Matsumoto wrote in the order."In any event, Mr. Shkreli's self-described altruistic intentions do not provide a legal basis to grant his motion.

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