Twitter Photos Suggest Notorious 'Pharma-bro' Martin Shkreli Has Been Released From Prison Early And Walks Amongst Us

Last we heard from the notorious Martin Shkreli, he was busy in prison getting his one-of-a-kind Wu-Tang Clan rap album seized by the federal government and stealing the heart of a journalist while he was serving a seven-year prison sentence for fraud.

Apparently, that prison sentence has been shortened from seven years to four, as recent pictures from Shkreli himself and Revolver Magazine executive Edmund Sullivan suggest that Martin has been freed from prison.

At the time of writing, there are no reports suggesting why Shkreli was released from prison early. At multiple points during his prison sentence, Shkreli attempted to get out early, first by claiming he could cure the coronavirus and then by claiming the mental toll of prison made him more susceptible to COVID-19. His requests were denied both times.

Prior to yesterday's release, there were rumors Shkreli would be released circulating on Twitter late last week.

At the moment, Shkreli's curious legion of fans is celebrating his release, particularly Chrystie Smith, the journalist who went viral for publishing a story about how she ended her marriage and upended her life to pursue an affair with Shkreli.

As founder of Turing Pharmaceuticals, Shkreli was one of the internet's top public enemies prior to his prison sentence in 2017 for outrageous price gouging on the lifesaving drug Daraprim, as well as harassing female reporters and politicians on his (now-banned) Twitter account.

"Getting out of real prison is easier than getting out of Twitter prison," quipped Shkreli in his first Facebook post out of jail.