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Re:Pharma Execs Arrested Over Fentanyl Rackateering by sfifs on Tuesday December 13, 2016 @08:41AM (#13166662)
Some of these execs are being charged under RICO. That's going to be brutal.

I was under the impression Prosecutors generally avoid RICO due to higher burden of proof. I guess this sets an example for the Pharma industry to watch out.

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Re:Pharma Execs Arrested Over Fentanyl Rackateering by epistasis on Tuesday December 13, 2016 @09:12AM (#13166850)
It seems that laws around healthcare actually have teeth as they should. Criminals in this industry actually go to jail and are punished, unlike, say, the financial industry. Clearly the pharma lobby hasn't had as much success in detoothing law enforcement.
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