# Fuck the Sackler family, and fuck the DOJ for letting them skate without jail time **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [October 22, 2020, 1:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-the-sackler-family-and-fuck-the-doj-for-letting-them-skate-without-jail-time/923596 "2020-10-22T13:30:16Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 5
**Author:** ![F.U.Shakespeare](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/aca169/32.png) [@F.U.Shakespeare](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/F.U.Shakespeare)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2024, 1:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-the-sackler-family-and-fuck-the-doj-for-letting-them-skate-without-jail-time/923596/81 "2024-06-28T01:28:33Z")
I’m pleased at this news. Which means, _I’m suspicious…_ I’m wondering whether there are grudges, or below-radar influences, on this decision. To paraphrase Archie Bunker’s description of the Mafia: (those guys are fond of two things: spaghetti, and revenge). Republicans are fond of two things: tax cuts, and revenge. ---
**Author:** ![DavidNRockies](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/davidnrockies/32/6279_2.png) [@DavidNRockies](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DavidNRockies)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2025, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-the-sackler-family-and-fuck-the-doj-for-letting-them-skate-without-jail-time/923596/82 "2025-01-23T20:01:45Z")
UPDATE: The Sackless family has upped their settlement offer to $7.4 BILLION and have waived their request for immunity from future lawsuits: > **[Purdue Pharma, Sackler families boost contribution in opioid settlement to...](https://abcnews.go.com/Health/purdue-pharma-sackler-families-boost-contribution-opioid-settlement/story?id=118015777)** > > Purdue Pharma and the Sackler families agreed Thursday to increase their financial contribution to $7.4 billion to resolve mass opioid litigation. ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2025, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-the-sackler-family-and-fuck-the-doj-for-letting-them-skate-without-jail-time/923596/83 "2025-01-23T20:45:23Z")
Sounds like maybe the Sacklers have figured out they’re the patsy in trump’s game of “Club one billionaire over the head _pour encourageur les outres_, and also score massive street cred with the MAGAts.” ---
**Author:** ![Folacin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/folacin/32/3195_2.png) [@Folacin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Folacin)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2025, 1:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-the-sackler-family-and-fuck-the-doj-for-letting-them-skate-without-jail-time/923596/84 "2025-01-24T13:37:21Z")
Plus, assassinating a healthcare CEO probably got their attention. Particularly since they are much more directly tied to death and devastation than Luigi’s target was. ---
**Author:** ![PastTense](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pasttense/32/14550_2.png) [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2025, 3:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-the-sackler-family-and-fuck-the-doj-for-letting-them-skate-without-jail-time/923596/85 "2025-06-17T03:49:47Z")
> All 50 states as well as the District of Columbia and U.S. territories have approved a $7.4 billion settlement with Purdue Pharma, maker of Oxycontin, over the company’s improper marketing of opioids. > > The deal was filed with a federal bankruptcy court by Purdue Pharma officials in March after negotiations with state attorneys general and other stakeholders. If this plan is finalized, payouts will occur over the next 15 years. Under the outlines of the deal, members of the Sackler family who currently own Purdue Pharma are expected to contribute roughly $6.5 billion… > > According to the company, a major change from past settlement deals will mean people who wish to sue the Sacklers in civil court for alleged wrong-doing will not be forced to give up those lawsuits. [https://www.npr.org/2025/06/16/nx-s1-5435318/purdue-pharma-sacklers-reach-new-7-4-billion-opioid-settlement](https://www.npr.org/2025/06/16/nx-s1-5435318/purdue-pharma-sacklers-reach-new-7-4-billion-opioid-settlement) ---
**Author:** ![Chisquirrel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/6bbea6/32.png) [@Chisquirrel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chisquirrel)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2025, 11:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-the-sackler-family-and-fuck-the-doj-for-letting-them-skate-without-jail-time/923596/86 "2025-06-18T23:44:04Z")
> [@PastTense](#): > > If this plan is finalized, payouts will occur over the next 15 years. I’m sorry, what? ---
**Author:** ![PastTense](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pasttense/32/14550_2.png) [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2026, 12:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-the-sackler-family-and-fuck-the-doj-for-letting-them-skate-without-jail-time/923596/87 "2026-04-21T12:57:51Z")
I had thought this was settled close to a year ago, but: > **[Purdue Pharma to be sentenced in criminal opioids case, allowing settlement...](https://apnews.com/article/purdue-pharma-guilty-plea-sentencing-oxycontin-opioids-def8261eef8a6bfa23bb4aaa591314f8)** > > A judge is expected to sentence OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma to forfeit $225 million to the U.S. government. ---
**Author:** ![Smapti](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smapti/32/17938_2.png) [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2026, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-the-sackler-family-and-fuck-the-doj-for-letting-them-skate-without-jail-time/923596/88 "2026-05-01T21:08:09Z")
Purdue is shutting down and transferring its assets to a public benefit corporation not affiliated with the Sacklers. > **[Opioid maker Purdue Pharma shuts down as part of legal settlement with NY and...](https://gothamist.com/news/opioid-maker-purdue-pharma-shuts-down-as-part-of-legal-settlement-with-ny-and-other-states)** > > New York Attorney General Letitia James hailed the company’s closure on Friday. Purdue Pharma will be replaced by a public benefit corporation. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-the-sackler-family-and-fuck-the-doj-for-letting-them-skate-without-jail-time/923596.md?page=4)