Ex-Drug Execs Get Over 2 Years in Opioid Bribery Scheme

IS IT ENOUGH?

Prosecutors had sought more than 10 years for each, arguing that the scheme helped fuel the deadly opioid crisis.

Published Jan. 21 2020 6:12PM EST

Two former drug company executives have been sentenced to more than two years in federal prison for a bribery and kickbacks scheme that prosecutors say exacerbated the opioid crisis.

Emma Tucker

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Ex-Drug Execs Get Over 2 Years in Opioid Bribery Scheme

Prosecutors had sought more than 10 years for each, arguing that the scheme helped fuel the deadly opioid crisis.

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Emma Tucker