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Purdue Pharma To Pay $7B+ In Historic Opioid Settlement: 'A Symbol Of Greed'
Purdue Pharma will pay more than $7 billion for the corporation's role in fueling the opioid epidemic that has killed hundreds of thousands of Americans. The Sackler family and Purdue Pharma reached a $7.4 billion settlement with attorneys general from 15 states on Thursday, Jan. 23. The Sacklers have owned the company headquartered in Stamford, Connecticut, for decades. The settlement includes $6.5 billion from the Sackler family, with $1.5 billion to be paid immediately, and nearly $900 million from Purdue Pharma. Funds will be distributed to states, local governments, and victims ov…
Business
Walgreens Knowingly Filled Millions Of Prescriptions Lacking Legit Medical Purpose, DOJ Says
The Justice Department has filed a nationwide lawsuit against Walgreens, alleging the pharmacy chain filled millions of prescriptions without legitimate medical purposes, particularly involving dangerous opioid combinations, over more than a decade. Filed in the US District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, the civil complaint contends Walgreens violated the Controlled Substances Act (CSA) and False Claims Act (FCA) by dispensing prescriptions despite clear red flags and seeking federal reimbursements for these drugs. “This lawsuit seeks to hold Walgreens accountable for the many…
Police & Fire
Mother Charged After Toddler Found Unresponsive From Opioids In Maryland: Police
An investigation into the death of a 2-year-old over the summer led to charges for an Anne Arundel County mother after autopsy results were returned, police say. Tiffany Lynee Carr, 34, of Glen Burnie, was charged with child neglect and other offenses following a months-long investigation into her toddler's death in August. Officers from the Anne Arundel County Police Department were called late in the afternoon of Aug. 17 to the 8000 block of Winding Wood Road, where they found the child unresponsive lying face down inside the home. The child was rushed to an area hospital and later prono…
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Maryland Brothers Busted After $50K Pharmacy Robberies
A 26-year-old Washington, DC man has been sentenced to over 20 years in prison for the armed robberies of two pharmacies. Carlos Zackery pleaded guilty in September 2022 to six armed robberies, nine first-degree assaults, and two conspiracy to commit armed robbery charges after robbing two pharmacies with his brother. Zackery admitted to robbing two pharmacies, including the Walgreens on the 6900 block of Arlington Road in Bethesda, and the Giant Foods pharmacy on the 3800 block of International Drive in Silver Spring. “These defendants terrorized pharmacy employees and custome…
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TOP 10: Fentanyl Deaths In NY, NJ, PA, MD Among Highest In Nation, Study Finds
New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania and Maryland were among the 10 states with the most fentanyl deaths last year, a recent study found. All four were also among the states with the most deaths caused by the synthetic opioid since 2015, the non-profit Families Against Fentanyl found. The results led a former chief medical officer of the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy to urge Washington to "attack fentanyl overdoses with the same vigor and approaches as we do the coronavirus." Bipartisan leaders including former Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge and former CIA Directo…