US Judge Orders Jailed Ex-Drug Executive to Forfeit $7.3 Million

A U.S. federal judge has ordered jailed ex-pharmaceutical executive Martin Shkreli to forfeit $7.3 million in assets as part of his punishment for investment fraud. Along with cash, Judge Kiyo Matsumoto ordered Shkreli to surrender the only copy of an album recorded by the hip hop group Wu-Tang Clan, which he claims he bought at auction for $2 million. He must also surrender to the court a Picasso painting and other valuables. Shkreli is to be sentenced this week after he was found...

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