USA v. Doud

  1. July 31, 2019

    Drug Distributor's Ex-CEO Faces May Trial Over Opioid Sales

    A Manhattan federal judge on Wednesday set a May trial date for the former CEO of New York drug distributor Rochester Drug Co-Operative Inc. for selling prescription opioids to pharmacies despite clear evidence the drugs were being diverted for illicit use.

  2. April 23, 2019

    What Drove DOJ's 1st Opioid Distributor Charges?

    The U.S. Department of Justice's first felony charges accusing a drug distributor of fueling the opioid crisis involve familiar allegations of reckless painkiller sales that until now have been punished with civil penalties. But the accusations are also backed up by direct accounts of C-suite complicity, one of several factors that likely tipped the case into criminal waters.

  3. April 23, 2019

    DOJ Unveils 1st Criminal Charges Against Opioid Distributor

    The U.S. Department of Justice on Tuesday announced its first-ever criminal charges against a drug distributor for selling prescription opioids to pharmacies despite clear evidence the drugs were being diverted for illicit use.