Purdue Pharma agrees to plead guilty to federal criminal charges in settlement over opioid crisis

WASHINGTON — The Justice Department announced a historic $8.3 billion settlement Wednesday with OxyContin-maker Purdue Pharma, capping a long-running federal investigation into the company that, for critics, became a leading symbol of corporations profiting from America’s deadly addiction to opioid painkillers. As part of the deal — the largest such settlement ever reached with a […]

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