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Joshua Russ, The Whistleblower: We weren t trying to make headlines We were trying to just follow the evidence

Joshua Russ, The Whistleblower: We weren t trying to make headlines We were trying to just follow the evidence
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DOJ Charges Walmart With Illegally Dispensing and Distributing Opioids

DOJ Charges Walmart With Illegally Dispensing and Distributing Opioids The Department of Justice is seeking a financial penalty for actions that helped fuel the nation s opioid crisis. Jeffrey Greenberg / Education Images / Universal Images Group via Getty Images By More than two years after the federal government was preparing to indict Walmart on charges of illegally dispensing opioids, the U.S. Department of Justice is finally taking action. But it’s seeking a financial penalty, not the criminal sanction prosecutors had pushed for. On Tuesday, the Department of Justice brought a civil suit against Walmart in U.S. District Court in Delaware, accusing the retailing behemoth of illegally dispensing and distributing opioids, helping to fuel a health crisis that has led to the deaths of around half a million Americans since 1999.

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The Justice Department Sues Walmart, Accusing It of Illegally Dispensing Opioids

Walmart took the highly unusual step of preemptively suing the Justice Department. (Jeffrey Greenberg/Education Images/Universal Images Group via Getty Images) ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they’re published. More than two years after the federal government was preparing to indict Walmart on charges of illegally dispensing opioids, the U.S. Department of Justice is finally taking action. But it’s seeking a financial penalty, not the criminal sanction prosecutors had pushed for. On Tuesday, the Department of Justice brought a civil suit against Walmart in U.S. District Court in Delaware, accusing the retailing behemoth of illegally dispensing and distributing opioids, helping to fuel a health crisis that has led to the deaths of around half a million Americans since 1999.

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