Coverage dated April 24, 2024

Justice Department is investigating McKinsey consulting firm’s role in opioid epidemic

Headline from ABC 17 Mid-Missouri

By Hannah Rabinowitz and Evan Perez, CNN (CNN) — The Justice Department is investigating McKinsey & Company, one of the world’s largest consulting firms, over its role in advising drug companies on how to boost sales of opioids, according to sources familiar with the matter.

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  1. ABC 17 Mid-Missouri

    Justice Department is investigating McKinsey consulting firm’s role in opioid epidemic (opens ABC 17 Mid-Missouri)

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    By Hannah Rabinowitz and Evan Perez, CNN (CNN) — The Justice Department is investigating McKinsey & Company, one of the world’s largest consulting firms, over its role in advising drug companies on how to boost sales of opioids, according to sources familiar with the matter.

  2. Latin Times

    McKinsey Under Criminal Investigation Over Alleged Role In Fueling Opioid Epidemic (opens Latin Times)

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    McKinsey & Company is facing a criminal investigation by U.S. attorneys' offices in Massachusetts and the Western District of Virginia for its alleged role in fueling the opioid epidemic.

  3. The Guardian

    McKinsey reportedly under US criminal investigation over opioid industry work (opens The Guardian)

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    Federal prosecutors looking at relationship with Purdue Pharma and other drug manufacturers, and its role in US opioid crisis

  4. New York Times

    McKinsey Is Under Criminal Investigation for Its Opioid Work (opens New York Times)

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    Federal prosecutors are examining the consulting company’s role in helping “turbocharge” the sale of painkillers like OxyContin.

  5. Insider

    McKinsey advised drug companies on how to 'turbocharge' opioid sales. Now it's under criminal investigation. (opens Insider)

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    Prosecutors are probing McKinsey's role in advising opioid drugmakers. The opioid crisis has killed hundreds of thousands of Americans.

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