NEW YORK, NY - AUGUST 4: (L to R) Lead defense attorney Benjamin Brafman walks with former pharmaceutical executive Martin Shkreli at the U.S.
District Court for the Eastern District of New York, August 4, 2017 in New York City. (Photo by Drew Angere Notorious "pharma bro" Martin Shkreli was released from federal prison into a halfway house on Wednesday, the Bureau of Prisons confirmed to Fox News Digital.Shkreli was sentenced to seven years in federal prison on fraud charges in 2017, and his release date was originally scheduled for September 2022.
Shkreli was being held at the FCI Allenwood facility in Pennsylvania. A spokesperson for the facility confirmed Shkreli's transfer on Wednesday."We can confirm Martin Shkreli transferred on May 18, 2022, from the Federal Correctional Institution (FCI) Allenwood Low to community confinement overseen by the Bureau of Prisons' (BOP) New York Residential Reentry Management (RRM) Office," the official stated in an email.RELATED: Exclusive: Pharmaceutical exec.
Martin Shkreli speaks outNEW YORK, NY - AUGUST 4: Former pharmaceutical executive Martin Shkreli points as he exits the courthouse in New York City.