There was a lawsuit a little while back [August], Retrophin, Inc. v. Shkreli, and reading the complaint it seems to be basically a litany of fraud, so wouldn't

There was a lawsuit a little while back [August], Retrophin, Inc. v. Shkreli, and reading the complaint it seems to be basically a litany of fraud, so wouldn't be surprised if these charges had a bunch of overlap with the earlier lawsuit -- although I haven't yet read the indictment. http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-08-17/retrophin-sues-founder-shkreli-for-65-million-in-u-s-court http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-08-17/retrophin-... PDF of complaint: http://www.plainsite.org/dockets/download.html?id=214847399&z=82042533 http://www.plainsite.org/dockets/download.html?id=214847399&... from: http://www.plainsite.org/dockets/2mxis2kze/new-york-southern-district-court/retrophin-inc-v-shkreli/ http://www.plainsite.org/dockets/2mxis2kze/new-york-southern... Edit: The Retrophin complaint also contains more detail about what happend with Merril Lynch: 24. Shkreli also had to contend with Merrill Lynch, which had sued him and MSMB Capital in connection with the Orex Trade (the “Merrill Lynch Arbitration”). Shkreli and MSMB Capital had entered into a settlement agreement with Merrill Lynch that required Shkreli and MSMB Capital to execute confessions of judgment in favor of Merrill Lynch. The confessions of judgment would not be filed if Shkreli and MSMB Capital timely paid the agreedupon settlement amount. Shkreli funded the Merrill Lynch settlement – and avoided the filing of the confessions of judgment – by causing a $900,000 investment in Retrophin equity securities made by MSMB Healthcare to be recharacterized as a “loan,” causing the “loan” to be repaid with interest, and using the “loan” proceeds together with other money taken from Retrophin to pay Merrill Lynch. See generally ¶¶47-58, infra.