Martin Shkreli
publication date: Saturday, December 12, 2015 (part of Winter 2016)
category: 
Business
clue: This pharmaceutical executive and Wu-Tang fan experienced a 5000% increase in hatred of his business practices this year.
explanation: Shkreli controversially raised the price of an essential drug 5000% in 2015, becoming the focal point of public anger over high drug prices. He also paid millions of dollars for an exclusive copy of a Wu-Tang Clan album. more…
difficulty: medium
solved by: Russ Wilhelm, Steve West, Justin Woods, Samir Mehta, LaVonne Lemler, Chris Lemler, Joanna Woods, Richard Slominsky, Mike Eberhart, and Stan Iwanchuk
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