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# Feds Settle with Purdue Pharma and Sackler Family
- URL: https://www.fdaweb.com/feds-settle-with-purdue-pharma-and-sackler-family/
- Published: 2020-10-21T12:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-14T16:33:24.000Z
- Author: David McFarland
- Tags: Drugs, #legacy-id-D5147926

The Department of Justice says it has reached a global resolution of its criminal and civil investigations into the opioid manufacturer Purdue Pharma and a civil resolution of its civil investigation into individual company shareholders from the Sackler family. The agreements are subject to the approval of the federal bankruptcy court.

A department [statement](https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/justice-department-announces-global-resolution-criminal-and-civil-investigations-opioid?ref=fdaweb.com) says Purdue will plead guilty in New Jersey federal court to a three-count felony information charging it with one count of dual-object conspiracy to defraud the United States and to violate the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, and two counts of conspiracy to violate the federal anti-kickback statute.

The department says the criminal resolution includes the largest penalties ever levied against a drug manufacturer, including a criminal fine of $3.544 billion and an additional $2 billion in criminal forfeiture. Purdue also agreed to a settlement of $2.8 billion to resolve its civil liability under the False Claims Act. The Sackler family separately agreed to pay $225 million in damages to resolve its False Claims Act liability.