Insys, the first drugmaker to go bankrupt after opioid litigation, was found to have paid physicians kickbacks to entice them to prescribe more Subsys, which contains the highly addictive opioid, fentanyl.
Mr. Babich pled guilty to conspiracy and mail fraud. He is the fifth of seven former Insys executives to be sentenced, according to Law360.
John Kapoor, the founder of Insys, was convicted last May of racketeering and is scheduled to be sentenced this month. Federal officials have asked for 15 years for Mr. Kapoor.
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