The Justice Department is investigating McKinsey & Company, the international consulting giant, for its role in helping drug companies maximize their sale of opioids.
Since 2021, McKinsey has agreed to pay about $1 billion to settle investigations and lawsuits across the United States related to the firm’s work with opioid makers, principally Purdue Pharma, the maker of OxyContin.
McKinsey recommended that Purdue “turbocharge” its sales of the drug in the midst of the opioid crisis, which has killed hundreds of thousands of Americans.
News of the criminal investigation was first reported by The Wall Street Journal on Wednesday.
Last year another opioid maker, Mallinckrodt, said it received a grand jury subpoena from the same U.S. attorney’s office but did not mention any connection to McKinsey.
Persons:
Endo, Mallinckrodt
Organizations:
McKinsey & Company, U.S, Western, of, McKinsey, Purdue Pharma, Purdue “ turbocharge, Wall, The New York Times
Locations:
Massachusetts, of Virginia, Washington, United States