"We didn't seize the Wu-Tang Clan album," tweeted the FBI New York. Why they would tweet something like that is an interesting story.
Martin Shkreli, a young pharmaceuticals entrepreneur, became a controversial figure earlier this year when his company acquired the rights to an AIDS drug and hiked up the price to $750 per tablet, up from the more affordable $13.50 that it was before.
Since then, however, Shkreli has been the subject of other news headlines. For example, he spent a hefty $2 million on the exclusive ownership of the new Wu-Tang Clan album, "Once Upon a Time in Shaolin." To be clear, only one copy of the album is in existence, and Shkreli has it.
Today, however, Shkreli was arrested by the FBI on suspicion of securities fraud related to his leadership in another company earlier in his career. Many speculated that the Wu-Tang album would have been seized, however, as you can probably guess by now by the tweet, it was not.
That does not mean, however, that the album is safe in Shkreli's house. In fact, the purchase of the album came with a pretty interesting contract, with one clause in particular.
"[T]he seller may legally plan and attempt to execute one (1) heist or caper to steal back 'Once Upon A Time In Shaolin,' which, if successful, would return all ownership rights to the seller. Said heist or caper can only be undertaken by currently active members of the Wu-Tang Clan and/or actor Bill Murray, with no legal repercussions," says the contract, according to a report from the Verge.
Shkreli was released on a $5 million bond, so the time to perform the heist is closing, and while it's unlikely that Bill Murray would have ever broken into Shkreli's house, it's still fun imagining it.
Via: The Verge
