U.S. Department Of Justice Resolution With Purdue Pharma & Sackler Settlement Agreement For Execution

On October 21, 2020, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) published 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. Purdue Pharma has agreed to plead guilty in federal court in New Jersey to a three-count felony information charging it with one count of dual-object conspiracy to defraud the United States and to violate the Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, and two counts of conspiracy to violate the Federal Anti-Kickback Statute. Monetary penalties . . .