OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma pleads guilty in criminal case (A.P.)

[Mike 03]

Associated Press via WOWK 13

by: Geoff Mulvihill, Associated Press

Posted: Nov 24, 2020 / 01:08 PM EST / Updated: Nov 24, 2020 / 01:08 PM EST

NEWARK, NJ (AP) – OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma has pleaded guilty to criminal charges and formally admitted its role in the opioid crisis.

Tuesday’s plea before a judge in Newark, New Jersey, is part of a larger settlement with the U.S Department of Justice that also includes resolving civil claims.

The Stamford, Connecticut-based company is to pay $225 million as part of the deal, while $8 billion in forfeitures and penalties could be waived because of a proposed deal to resolve thousands of other lawsuits.

Advocates are upset that the guilty plea applies only to the company and not executives or members of the Sackler family who own it.

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[RockRaven]

1. It is total horseshit that our system prosecutes corporate persons for criminal offenses but not

the human persons who took the actions and made the decisions.

But of course it is like that, the system is rigged by the rich for the rich.

[Midnight Writer]

2. If corporations are people, my friend, why doesn't this corporation go to jail?

Can I put together a "corporation", have my corporation rob a bank, then pay a modest fine and go on my way to enjoy my ill gotten gains?