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> While not a single person seems to have received any sentence related to the (ongoing) opioid crisis in the US mainly created by pharmaceutical companies. No
by boeingUH60 4y ago
> While not a single person seems to have received any sentence related to the (ongoing) opioid crisis in the US mainly created by pharmaceutical companies.
Not true. Many doctors who illegally prescribed opioids have received long sentences. Here are a few examples;
https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/former-delaware-doctor-sentenced-20-years-prison-unlawfully-distributing-opioid-pills https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/former-delaware-doctor-senten...
https://www.fiercehealthcare.com/practices/virginia-doctor-sentenced-to-40-years-prison-after-conviction-more-than-800-opioid-counts https://www.fiercehealthcare.com/practices/virginia-doctor-s...
https://cdn.cnn.com/cnn/ampfiles/ampbanner/cnn-app-banner-manifest.json https://cdn.cnn.com/cnn/ampfiles/ampbanner/cnn-app-banner-ma...
But, for unclear reasons, the pharmaceutical companies that supplied the opioids are mainly staking through with fines but hardly jail term for personnel.
- Gibbon1 4y agoOld money and big money doesn't go to prison in the US ever.