Shkreli wasn't arrested because of the fraud. There have been others who have done far worse than this guy did and never got arrested.

Shkreli was arrested because he had a big mouth and was bringing unwanted attention to the Pharmaceutical industry that the top executives of such firms didn't want or need, especially in today's time where the Pharmas and the medical industry in general is under scrutiny for their unjustified practice of keeping prices high.

The top executives of the Pharmas called in favors owed to them by their bought politicians to shut this guy up.

He had the rights to the drug and he ran the business at the top. Rising the price of a drug when the rights are in your control is as illegal as McDonald's jacking up the prices of their Big Mac. I understand it's meant to treat serious illnesses but it's not illegal to do

bernie madoff, anyone?

It came up thAt he had a live stream. watched a few minutes of it. Cold, dead eyes. Pillhead. Narcissistic Sociopath.

Meh, either way, it's somewhat satisfying to see him handcuffed in the back of a police car.

Yeah, I mean, morally speaking I'm more upset that he did the drug thing than the financial thing... but it's not illegal to be a greedy prick. Meanwhile robbing other greedy pricks IS illegal, even if I have relatively little sympathy for wall street.