Martin Shkreli has been sentenced. The drug industry is trying to get away scot-free

On Friday, Martin Shkreli was sentenced to seven years in prison for his convictions on multiple counts of securities fraud — closing the book, for now, on the story of the drug executive who became one of the most despised people in the country.

, of course, gained notoriety for raising the price had nothing to do with that decision. But that has not stopped him from being a useful foil for pharma executives, who have done everything they can to distance themselves from the “Pharma Bro.”