Kathe Sackler

DOJ Purdue Settlement Allows Sacklers to Keep Billions in Extracted Wealth

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On October 21, 2020, the Department of Justice announced a settlement totaling more than $8 billion with Purdue Pharma—touted as the largest penalties ever levied against a pharmaceutical manufacturer—yet the settlement allowed the Sackler family to keep the vast majority of billions extracted from …

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Purdue Pharma Files Bankruptcy to Shield Sackler Family from Civil Lawsuits

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On September 15, 2019, Purdue Pharma filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection after facing thousands of lawsuits from states, local governments, Native American tribes, and victims related to the opioid crisis. The bankruptcy filing was a strategic maneuver designed to shield the billionaire …

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