McKinsey & Company is under federal criminal investigation by the U.S. Department of Justice for their alleged past work advising some of the largest opioid manufacturers on how to maximize sales.
The Wall Street Journal broke the story Wednesday evening on the investigation in which prosecutors are also seeking to determine if the company or its employees obstructed justice throughout the course of the multi-year investigation.
Investigators are specifically looking at consulting advice the firm gave to Purdue, Endo International, and Mallinckrodt that government and private plaintiffs have alleged exacerbated the opioid addiction epidemic, the report said. The three companies have filed for bankruptcy in response to lawsuits alleging they marketed the drug in a deceptive way that caused addiction.
The investigation is being run through two U.S. attorney’s offices, the Western…
