WASHINGTON, April 28 -- The U.S. Department of Justice's U.S. Attorney's office for XXXXXX (insert district) issued the following press release:
NEWARK, NJ - Opioid manufacturer Purdue Pharma LP (Purdue) was sentenced today in federal court in Newark, New Jersey, and ordered to pay criminal penalties of over $5 billion for its role in fueling the opioid epidemic.
"Purdue made billions by unlawfully marketing dangerous opioid products, and deceiving the DEA and the American people. Purdue profited by paying illegal kickbacks to induce providers, including those who diverted opioids to drug abusers, to prescribe even more opioids.Today's multi-billion-dollar sentence holdsPurdue accountable for its criminal conduct."
- U.S. Attorney Robert...