Episode 1135 • • 1:25:57 - 1:28:08
1135: Miss Lawyer USA
Rochester Drug Cooperative and Federal Opioid Charges
Federal prosecutors in New York announce criminal charges against top executives of the Rochester Drug Cooperative (RDC) for illegally distributing controlled substances. Former CEO Laurence Doud is accused of conspiring to distribute oxycodone and fentanyl and defrauding the DEA. The hosts note the trend of using criminal statutes to target pharmaceutical leadership for their role in the opioid epidemic.