> throwing them in jail I hear this a lot - but what actual, specific crime did they commit that warrants a custodial sentence? What exact law or regulation in

> throwing them in jail I hear this a lot - but what actual, specific crime did they commit that warrants a custodial sentence? What exact law or regulation in the US Federal Code did they break? The evidence of their malfeasance is plain to see, but malfeasance itself isn't illegal - nor is harming the public-at-large indirectly through legal business planning and legal business deals. As it is, I don't believe there is a law against establishing corporate sales targets for harmful prescription drugs or fostering an internal company culture that encourages their overprescription. Nor do I believe is it illegal for drugs companies to give unintentionally misleading - or even intentionally misleading - marketing material to doctors and pharmacists because there's so much current legal leeway (for reasons I won't get into).