Martin Shkreli was asked if he did anything wrong at a congressional hearing. He pled the Fifth.

Martin Shkreli pleads fifth at congressional hearing.
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Former CEO of Turing Pharmaceuticals Martin Shkreli appeared as a witness before a congressional committee investigating drug price hikes, only to invoke the Fifth Amendment. The committee eventually dismissed him after his continued refusal to talk, with Rep. John Mica (R-Fla.) remarking on Shkreli's "unprecedented arrogance."

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Shkreli, who fell into the public eye last year when he raised the price of a lifesaving cancer and HIV drug by 5,000 percent, was also recently arrested and charged with securities fraud.

"On the advice of counsel, I invoke my Fifth Amendment privilege against self-incrimination and respectfully decline to answer your question," Shkreli said repeatedly at the hearing, answering only once on the question of the pronunciation of his name.

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Jeva Lange was the executive editor at TheWeek.com. She formerly served as The Week's deputy editor and culture critic. She is also a contributor to Screen Slate, and her writing has appeared in The New York Daily News, The Awl, Vice, and Gothamist, among other publications. Jeva lives in New York City. Follow her on Twitter.