Biden’s DOJ announced it WILL NOT prosecute MCKINSEY for advising Purdue Pharma to “turbocharge” OxyContin sales amidst the opioid crisis.

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[From X:](https://x.com/RickClaypool/status/1868664561571946644)

> Biden’s DOJ announced it WILL NOT prosecute MCKINSEY for advising Purdue Pharma to “turbocharge” OxyContin sales amidst the opioid crisis.
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> ONE exec made a plea deal with a max sentence of 1 year.
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> Pathetic. A slap in the face to everyone who lost a loved one to the crisis.
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> Instead of prosecution, McKinsey gets a 5-year leniency deal that lets the consulting firm avoid the consequences of prosecution, which include barring the govt from employing the firm.
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> (Part of the misconduct here was McKinsey simultaneously advising both Purdue and FDA.)
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> Part of how the DOJ explains granting McKinley leniency, instead of prosecuting, is the corporation’s “cooperation.”
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> Which is a weird thing to reward the corporation for while also saying an executive obstructed the investigation!

[Also:](https://x.com/RickClaypool/status/1868673959140737071)

>South Africans, btw, are FURIOUS about McKinsey’s light penalty.

>An official told
@FT
>, “It will take 20 years to repair the damage done by McKinsey … these consultancy firms shouldn’t be allowed to buy their way out of criminal sanction with money.”

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No one else is above the law