Justice Department Obtains $1.4 Billion from Reckitt Benckiser Group in Largest Recovery in a Case Concerning an Opioid
Outcome
OIG enforcement action against Justice Department Obtains $1.4 Billion from Reckitt Benckiser Group in Largest Recovery in a Case Concerning an Opioid for controlled substance. Penalty: $1.4 billion.
Details
Justice Department Obtains $1.4 Billion from Reckitt Benckiser Group in Largest Recovery in a Case Concerning an Opioid — OIG Enforcement (2026)
OIG took enforcement action against Justice Department Obtains $1.4 Billion from Reckitt Benckiser Group in Largest Recovery in a Case Concerning an Opioid in 2026 involving controlled substance violations in the Behavioral Health sector.
Penalty: $1.4 billion
Violation types: Controlled Substance
Entity type: Behavioral Health Facility
Penalty type: Criminal
Source: Justice Department Obtains $1.4 Billion from Reckitt Benckiser Group in Largest Recovery in a Case Concerning an Opioid Drug in United States History
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