US Restrict their Opioid Corruption Case Against Insys Founder, Others | New

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Tuesday, July 24, 2018 12:44 BOSTON (Reuters) – US prosecutors announced on Tuesday that they would file a lawsuit against several former Insys Therapeutics Inc. executives accused of bribing doctors to prescribe a drug. potent opioid after a federal judge had questioned the scope of

Federal prosecutors in Boston, in a court filing, said they were planning to seek a revised indictment against billionaire John Kapoor, founder of Insys, and six former executives and directors who "will simplify" the case by including fewer charges.

Prosecutors did not specify which charges would be included in the new indictment. The defendants said they were "aware of the concerns" raised at a hearing on July 17 by US District Judge Allison Burroughs, who asked if prosecutors could prove the truth.

The indictment accused Kapoor, former CEO of Insys, Michael Babich and others, of conspiring since 2012 to pay bribes doctors to prescribe pain medication for the fentanyl-based drug and to defraud insurers. Burroughs said she believed that the indictment lacked sufficient allegations linking insys executives and the various doctors to support the racketeering charge.

Burroughs also said that prosecutors should see if the case could be "streamlined and clarified."

The indictment has a kernel of conduct that is problematic and can be criminal, "said Burroughs." I do not know, it's a lawsuit, but I do not know. have trouble with the way it's arranged. "

Beth Wilkinson, a lawyer from Kapoor, said prosecutors seemed to have decided that they" But vague government proposal can not fix the fundamental flaws of the indictment, "she said in a statement.

Subsys is a spray under the tongue intended to treat pain in cancer. patients who contains fentanyl, a opioid 100 times stronger than morphine

The US Department of Justice accused Insys of paying bribes to doctors to prescribe Subsys, often through fees to participate in fake programs ostensibly to educate

Kapoor was charged in October and added as a defendant in a e case against six other people, including Babich, who were charged for the first time in December 2016.

Other defendants include former Vice Presidents of Insec Alec Burlakoff and Michael Gurry , former National Sales Manager Richard Simon, and Sunrise Lee and Joseph Rowan, former Regional Sales Directors. They also pleaded not guilty

(Report of Nate Raymond in Boston, edited by Jonathan Oatis and Bill Berkrot)