Global consulting firm McKinsey & Company is under a criminal investigation by the U.S. attorneys' offices in Massachusetts and the Western District of Virginia over its alleged involvement in fueling the opioid epidemic.
The Federal prosecutors, along with the Justice Department's civil division in Washington, are specifically examining whether the consulting firm participated in a criminal conspiracy by providing advice to Purdue Pharma and other pharmaceutical companies on marketing tactics aimed at increasing sales of prescription painkillers.
