Dep. Atty. Gen. Rosen good morning. I am jeff rosen, and i am pleased to be joined today by vermonts u. S. Attorney, christina nolan, new jerseys First Assistant u. S. Attorney, dep. Atty. Gen. Rosen ok, good morning. I am jeff rosen, and i am pleased to be joined today by vermonts u. S. Attorney, christina nolan, new jerseys First Assistant u. S. Attorney, rachael honig, our acting assistant attorney general for the Civil Division, jeff clark, and the eastern texas u. S. Attorney, steve cox. This morning, subject to court approval, the department of justice is announcing a global resolution of our criminal and civil investigations into the opioid manufacturer, Purdue Pharma, as well as a civil resolution with members of the Sackler Family, who comprise the shareholders of the company. H members of the Sackler Family, who comprise the shareholders of the company. Before we address the specific terms, i want to provide some context of how todays announcement fits into dojs wider efforts
Rosen announced Purdue Pharma agreed to plead guilty to criminal charges and pay more than a . 3 billion in fines. The settlement also includes members of the Sackler Family, owners of Purdue Pharma, who will pay additional fines for settlements. Dep. Atty. Gen. Rosen good morning. I am jeff rosen, and i am pleased to be joined today by vermonts u. S. Attorney, christina nolan, new jerseys First Assistant u. S. Attorney, rachael honig, our acting assistant attorney general for the Civil Division, jeff clark, and the eastern texas u. S. Attorney, steve cox. This morning, subject to court approval, the department of justice is announcing a global resolution of our criminal and civil investigations into the opioid manufacturer, Purdue Pharma, as well as a civil resolution with members of the Sackler Family, who comprise the shareholders of the company. Before we address the specific terms, i want to provide some context of how todays announcement fits into dojs wider efforts to address th
Azar, secretary of housing and urban development, ben carson, who are the way, was fantastic over that weekend in various interviews you did, then, really good job, i appreciate it. Secretary of veterans affairs, robert wilkie, administrator seema verma, chief postal inspector of the United States postal infection inspection service, gary barstow, and he has done a great job especially spotting drugs come into our country. My administration is working tirelessly to stop the depraved criminals who seek to defraud american seniors of which there are many but we are doing a very strong number on a lot of them. And nobody has ever done what we have done. Three month ago we have launched the National Elder fraud hotline , which has already received 1800 calls. In three years we have charged 1000 defendants involving 2. 2 billion in fraud against our seniors and this afternoon the doj has announced a 2 million grant to help enforcement identify victims and bring lawbreakers to justice. These
Court. We saw mixed emotions for the to go ship defendants. Derick almena appeared sad. He will remain locked up as prosecutors decide what to do after the hung jury. Codefendant max harris was happy. The jury found him not guilty. After his attorneys patted him on the back he had to comfort his attorney who started crying. He tried to stop me from crying. He was emotional. We were all emotional. Reporter the prosecutor say they respect the jurys decision on max harris. They are noncommittal about a retrial for Derick Almena. Out of the 12 jurors 10 found him guilty. 2 found him not guilty. We are going to take into account discussions that any jurors might have had with our trial lawyers. And we will evaluate that and go forward. Reporter Derick Almenas defense attorney said he and Derick Almena will not take a plea deal. He is ready for a retrial. Im anguish. Im frustrated. But we will win next time. Reporter october 4 is when Derick Almena will be back in court. That is when the pro
[ sirens ] a suspect steals a Police Cruiser, setting off a dangerous chase that ends in a deadly crash at least two children killed, ten other people injured well have the very latest those stories, plus, white house return President Trump arrives home overnight from the g7 summit to new questions on iran, north korea, and his trade war with china. Day in court Actress Lori Loughlin and her husband set to face a judge in the College Admissions scandal were there live. And taylor made. You need to calm down taylor swift shines at the vmas during a show packed with powerhouse performances. The mustsee moments on stage and on the red carpet today, tuesday, august 27th, 2019 announcer from nbc news, this is today with Savannah Guthrie and hoda kotb, live from studio 1a in Rockefeller Plaza welcome to today thank you for joining us on this tuesday morning. Im Peter Alexander alongside Kristen Welker savannah and craig have the day off. The white house not on staff today, but we thought wed