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Hartford Courant
Devlin Barrett (Associated Press)
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Announcing the settlement Wednesday, the Justice Department said that it included the largest criminal fine in U.S. history — $1.2 billion. The agreement also included a criminal forfeiture of $105 million.

Authorities called Pfizer, which employs about 5,000 in Connecticut, a repeat offender and noted that this is the fourth such settlement of government charges in the past decade. They said the government will monitor the company’s conduct for the next five years to rein in the abuses.

[...]

“Pfizer’s drug-pushing tactics put profits ahead of patients,” said Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal. “The company’s kickbacks endangered patients rather than enhancing health care. Taxpayers, patients, medical professionals and consumers all should be outraged and appalled.”

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