Purdue Pharma sentenced in criminal opioid case while company leaders avoid charges

NPR | By Brian Mann

Published April 29, 2026 at 6:44 AM EDT

Purdue Pharma will pay the DOJ $225 million in a criminal settlement and members of the Sackler family who own the Oxycontin-maker also contribute billions of dollars to a bankruptcy deal, but the private drug firm's leaders will avoid prison time.

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