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The prosecutors recommended charges that would land Purdue execs in prison. >Based on their findings after a four-year investigation, the prosecutors recommend
by GeekyBear 8y ago
The prosecutors recommended charges that would land Purdue execs in prison.
>Based on their findings after a four-year investigation, the prosecutors recommended that three top Purdue Pharma executives be indicted on felony charges, including conspiracy to defraud the United States, that could have sent the men to prison if convicted.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/05/29/health/purdue-opioids-oxycontin.html https://www.nytimes.com/2018/05/29/health/purdue-opioids-oxy...
However, political appointees at DOJ stepped in.
>Political appointees at the Justice Department, following a closed-door meeting with a high-powered Purdue Pharma legal team advised by Rudolph Giuliani, refused to back Brownlee’s recommendations. The prosecutor was left in the wind, and the executives, who insisted they did nothing wrong, only had to plea to the misdemeanor charge.
http://time.com/5311359/purdue-pharma-oxycontin-lawsuit-opioid-crisis/ http://time.com/5311359/purdue-pharma-oxycontin-lawsuit-opio...
- maxxxxx 8y agoPeople like Brownlee who try to do their job are probably the "deep state" the administration is complaining about...
- ironic_ali 8y agoRemove "probably" and your statement is correct.
- darawk 8y agoYet more evidence that Rudy Giuliani is literally the worst person in the entire world.
- jgalt212 8y agoI guess, but he's just representing his client (albeit a reprehensible client). The DOJ appointees who passed on prosecuting felony charges are indistinguishable from corrupt cops.
- krageon 8y agoThere is no "just" here. He is representing a monstrous client and that is something he can and should be held responsible for.
- deogeo 8y agoThere's a difference between legal advice and representation in a court of law (which I fully support no matter how bad the accusations), and back-room political dealing.