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Week In Review: Big Pharma Executive Found Guilty, DA Rollins Sues ICE, Wynn Casino

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Insys Therapeutics founder John Kapoor departs federal court in Boston on Jan. 30. (Steven Senne/AP)
Insys Therapeutics founder John Kapoor departs federal court in Boston on Jan. 30. (Steven Senne/AP)

Our Week In Review begins with the guilty verdict in the first-ever criminal trial of pharmaceutical executives for their role in the opioid epidemic.

Also, two Mass. District Attorneys filed a lawsuit against U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to block authorities from making arrests at Mass. courthouses. Plus, the decision by the Mass. gaming commission to hit Wynn Resorts with a $35 million fine.

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Renee Loth, columnist for the Boston Globe and a contributor to WBUR's Cognoscenti. She tweets @reneeloth.

Jennifer Nassour, former chair of the Massachusetts Republican Party and CEO of ReflectUS. She tweets @jennifernassour.

This segment aired on May 3, 2019.

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