Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of Inspector General. Cantrell Deputy Inspector General for Investigations at the U.S.
“The opioid epidemic remains a significant public health challenge that impacts the lives of men and women across the country,” said Gary L. The FBI remains committed to holding companies accountable for their illegal and inexcusable activity and to seeking justice, on behalf of the victims, for those who contributed to the opioid crisis.” “Purdue, through greed and violation of the law, prioritized money over the health and well-being of patients. D’Antuono, Assistant Director in Charge of the FBI Washington Field Office. “Today’s resolution is the result of years of hard work by the FBI and its partners to combat the opioid crisis in the U.S.,” said Steven M. “With criminal guilty pleas, a federal settlement of more than $8 billion, and the dissolution of a company and repurposing its assets entirely for the public’s benefit, the resolution in today’s announcement re-affirms that the Department of Justice will not relent in its multi-pronged efforts to combat the opioids crisis.” “The abuse and diversion of prescription opioids has contributed to a national tragedy of addiction and deaths, in addition to those caused by illicit street opioids,” said Deputy Attorney General Jeffrey A.
The resolutions with Purdue are subject to the approval of the bankruptcy court. Today, the Department of Justice announced a global resolution of its criminal and civil investigations into the opioid manufacturer Purdue Pharma LP (Purdue), and a civil resolution of its civil investigation into individual shareholders from the Sackler family.
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