Federal prosecutors want Martin Shkreli in jail ASAP over alleged threats against Hillary Clinton

Federal prosecutors have cited former hedge fund manager Martin Shkreli's recent Facebook posts, which they say appeared to threaten Hillary Clinton, in an attempt to make a case to revoke Shkreli's bond immediately.

Shkreli, 34, is currently out on $5 million bail pending sentencing for securities fraud, for which he was convicted on three of eight federal charges.

The motion and the threats

In the court motion, filed Thursday in New York, federal prosecutors called Shkreli's comments about Clinton "a pattern of threats and harassment that warrant his detention pending sentencing" and requested that Shkreli's bail be revoked immediately as a result.

One of the threats that prosecutors cited includes a request for Shkreli's followers to snatch a lock of hair from the former presidential nominee during a book signing for her new release, "What Happened."

A Facebook post on Monday read, "The Clinton Foundation is willing to KILL to protect its secrets. So on HRC's book tour, try to grab a hair from her. I must confirm the sequences I have. Will pay $5,000 per hair obtained from Hillary Clinton. Payment after the sequence matches. Good luck, patrollers."

Later that day, he posted, "The Secret Service has requested an interview with me. I am declining that interview — schedule is full. I will be peacefully protesting the Hillary Clinton book signing in NYC, chanting 'lock her up' with my friends, though."

After deleting the above posts, he followed his comments with several more inflammatory posts.

On Thursday, Shkreli wrote, "Lol Hillary Clinton's presumptive agents are hard at work. It was just a prank, bro! But still, lock HER up. Spend your resources investigating her, not me!!"

Shortly after the above update, Shkreli shared sentiments about the government at large: "F*** the government. I will never kiss their ring or snitch. Come at me with you hardest because I haven't seen anything impressive yet."

Shkreli's legal woes and controversial past

In August, Shkreli was convicted on two counts of securities fraud after lying to investors about his failed hedge fund, and one count of conspiracy to commit securities fraud.

Shkreli could face up to 20 years in prison as a result of the convictions.

Shkreli — who earned the moniker "Pharma Bro" from the media — gained negative attention and received wide criticism in 2015 after he and his pharmaceutical company increased the price of a live-saving drug used by HIV-positive patients by 5,000 percent — from approximately $13.50 per pill to $750 per pill.