Michael M. Santiago/GettyImagesSam Bankman-Fried’s parents may have slumped over and held their heads in their hands as the court read out a guilty verdict for their son, but the mood outside the courthouse was one of relief and vindication.Aditya Baradwaj, a former software engineer for Bankman-Fried’s hedge fund, Alameda research, told The Daily Beast that he and other former employees had been following the trial daily and that the result “restores my faith in the legal and judicial system.”“
Shkreli became known as the most hated man in America in 2015 after his company acquired the rights to a life-saving drug used by AIDS and cancer patients then marked up the price by over 5,000%.
Christie Smythe left her husband and her job for Martin Shkreli, who dumped her from behind bars, a year and a half later. On Sunday she continued her defense of his character.
Christie Smythe, 39, quit her job at Bloomberg and divorced her husband to pursue a doomed relationship with Shkreli after breaking the news of his arrest.