the bureau of prisons said it launched an investigation into martin shkreli s famously known as pharma bro after the wall street journal reported the allegations earlier this week. shkreli is currently serving a seven year sentence for defrauding investors. here is polo sandoval with the latest. reporter: pharma bro, martin shkreli may still be at it, running his pharmaceutical company from his prison cell in new jersey. thursday, the wall street journal reported shkreli was using a contraband cell phone to continue heading the drug company that once earned him the title of most hated man in america. as the ceo of phoenix s ag in 2015, known as turing pharmaceuticals at the time, shkreli surged the price of a life saving drug used to treat aids patients by 5,000%, the price hike sparked public outrage and series of inquiries
he has never been charged with a crime here in the united states. ed? ed: thank you for that report. the man known for raising the price of a life saving drug by 5,000% is reportedly breaking the rules while he serves a seven year prison term for securities fraud. now there s more that the feds are investigating after the wall street journal reports martin scrella also known as pharma bro continues to run his business, yes, using a contraband cell phone. he even fired somebody, allegedly, from behind bars. according to the journal, he all found a way to post on twitter after the site banned him. even made some new prison friends like crispy in e block. then the last couple hours there s some breaking news the journal reports the prison has opened an investigation.
we re going to have this problem and we re here. washington did not do what it needs to do? for sure this is a failure of washington. these products that right now cost so much have been on the market, 20, 25 years. everybody agrees that your period where you get to charge high prices is much shorter than that. five years maybe, 10, 12. we ve known this was coming for a long time, as we push for and more insurance obligation on to people, this was entirely predictable. it s maddening that this is now affecting patients. this really is a life saving drug. there s no two words about it. dana: people should not cut their insulin. if they can. they should not do a half a dose and self-medicate? people are stuck between a rock and hard place. what i like to see is policy that leads to people not making this choice. dana: all right, dr. peter bock, thank you. the man everyone is talking about this week former starbucks ceo howard schultz joins me next
overdoses are occurring in nonmedical settings. so we can t rely on the traditional first responders. jillian: it s the first public national health advisory in 50 years. all 13 years have passed laws including access to the life saving drug that locks zone. police in georgia releasing surveillance video from inside a cell phone store pleading for the public s help in a creative way. [mission impossible theme song] jillian: police hoping the mission impossible theme song get s people s attention. hopefully it got yours. a look at your headlines. steve: why was he crawling? was it there was a window outside he didn t want to be seen by passers by? jillian: i don t know. you are focused on the music at that point and trying to see what he looks like to see if you noe the guy.
included there but bans the sale or position of bump fire stocks. it also funds more security and mental health services in school including more funding for resource officers and gives police more power to seize ammunition from those deemed mentally unfit. there is also a new program named after the coach who died shielding students with his own body during that massacre. this is going to arm some teachers if both the local school district and local sheriff s departments agree to do so. all right. you may remember the name martin shkreli. he is the hedge fund manager who jacked up the price of a life saving drug in 2015. a federal court sentenced him to seven years in prison for defrauding investors out of more than $10 million. the cnn correspondent joins us with more details. we re learning this was an emotional day in court for him. this is not a man who typically shows this type of motion.