NewsAlert: Self-promoting 'Pharma Bro' Martin Shkreli sentenced to seven years in prison for securities fraud

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NEW YORK - Self-promoting 'Pharma Bro' Martin Shkreli sentenced to seven years in prison for securities fraud.

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