The head of the Justice Department’s criminal division under President George W. Bush reportedly opposed levying felony charges against executives of a pharmaceutical company that’s widely blamed for helping start the opioid epidemic. She has since joined a private law firm and has successfully defended pharmaceutical companies against government investigations. A federal prosecutor recommended the […]
Septegenarian Staten Island Doctor Busted for Diverting Millions of Pain Pills Onto the Streets…
Federal agents and police officers arrested Dr. David Taylor, 74, and two others for allegedly running a pill mill on Hylan Boulevard on Staten Island. The doctor diverted 4 million pills with a street value of $40 million to Staten Islanders, according to authorities. The pain management specialist allegedly took money and goods, including single […]
REPORT: Big Pharma Spent $880M to Keep Opiods Available…
The opioid crisis has reached a point where police officers carry Narcan when responding to calls due to the risk of accidental fentanyl exposure. But it may not have had to be like this…