A pharmaceutical company founder is sentenced to more than 5 years in opioid bribery case

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The founder of pharmaceutical company Insys Therapeutics has been sentenced to 5 years and 5 months in prison for overseeing a scheme to bribe medical professionals to use his fentanyl-based medication, federal officials say

The founder of pharmaceutical company Insys Therapeutics has been sentenced to 5 years and 5 months in prison for overseeing a scheme to bribe medical professionals to use his fentanyl-based medication, federal officials said.

John Kapoor, 76, of Phoenix, and four top Insys executives, were convicted of racketeering conspiracy by a federal jury in May. Kapoor was sentenced Thursday and along with the prison term, he was ordered to pay forfeiture and restitution to be determined at a later date and will be under three years of supervised release. The government recommended a sentence of 15 years in prison.

 

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Definitely doesn’t seem long enough considering how much harm and lives that would cost overall.

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