While Insys Therapeutics, which profited wildly from the sale of a powerful fentanyl spray known as Subsys, was under investigation by federal prosecutors for its marketing practices in 2015. At that time the company's founder, John Kapoor told then-CEO Michael Babich that Babich would be the one who was going to shoulder the blame -- according to Babich, who has pleaded guilty to one count of mail fraud and one count of conspiracy. He is now a key witness in the racketeering prosecution of Kapoor and four other former executives and sales directors.
from Kaiser Health News http://bit.ly/2GuHXzy
February 15, 2019
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