The File
Purdue Pharma pleaded guilty to federal criminal charges and agreed to a global resolution including a 2.8 billion dollar civil settlement and, in a later sentencing, more than 5 billion dollars in criminal penalties for fueling the opioid epidemic. The resolution stands as one of the largest pharmaceutical criminal settlements in U.S. history.
The Documented Record
The Department of Justice announced a global resolution of its criminal and civil investigations into Purdue Pharma, along with a civil resolution of its investigation into individual Sackler family shareholders. [DOCUMENTED]
Purdue agreed to a civil settlement of 2.8 billion dollars to resolve its civil liability under the False Claims Act. [DOCUMENTED]
Purdue entered a plea agreement with the Department of Justice. [DOCUMENTED]
A separate settlement agreement was reached between the United States and Purdue Pharma L.P., Purdue Pharma Inc., the Purdue Frederick Company, and certain individual owners of Purdue Pharma. [DOCUMENTED]
Deputy Attorney General Jeffrey Rosen stated Purdue agreed to 2.8 billion dollars in civil damages to the United States as part of the resolution. [DOCUMENTED]
Purdue Pharma was later sentenced in federal court in Newark, New Jersey, and ordered to pay criminal penalties of more than 5 billion dollars for its role in fueling the opioid epidemic. [DOCUMENTED]
Sources
- Justice Department Announces Global Resolution of Criminal and Civil Investigations with Purdue Pharma, U.S. Department of Justice
- Plea Agreement with Purdue Pharma LP, U.S. Department of Justice
- Settlement Agreement, U.S. Department of Justice
- Remarks by Deputy Attorney General Jeffrey Rosen, U.S. Department of Justice
- Opioid Manufacturer Purdue Pharma Sentenced for Fraud and Kickback Conspiracies, U.S. Department of Justice
Connected Files
ECON-006 documents a separate nonprofit fraud case for structural comparison.