Hacker News new | ask | show | jobs
by HappySweeney 2070 days ago
It still leaves $2.7 billion profit and no jail time.
3 comments

No, it leaves $10.5B profit to the family since they've already drained $10.7B from the company and are only being fined $225M themselves.

The family will lose control of the company but they knew this was coming and drained it ahead of time. DoJ is letting them get away with it.

It's a slap in the face.

Plus this is only for Purdue. How many other companies pumped opioids into the medical system? Not a peep out of law enforcement at all. You can wake a judge in the middle of the night to send 2 swat teams on a dynamic entry to get a 16 year old with 12 oz of cannabis. But the guys pumping over 90% of the opioids in the medical system? Crickets.

That's where you know that money talks in America.

> That's where you know that money talks in America.

Is there any place where money does not talk?

Would it be possible for the victims to sue them now since criminal actions have been proven?