Kroger to pay $47.5 million to Washington state to combat fentanyl crisis

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Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson announced Tuesday morning that Kroger will pay $47.5 million to the state to fight the fentanyl epidemic.

FILE - A Kroger grocery store is seen, Jan. 23, 2021, in Novi, Mich. The resolution brings the Washington AG's office's total recoveries directed to opioid abatement funding to more than $1.29 billion. Ferguson said heagainst Kroger for "illegally, recklessly and negligently filling opioid orders without adequately investigating 'red flags' of fraud or overprescribing. He filed lawsuits against two other pharmacies, Albertsons and Rite Aid , at the same time.

The $47.5 million will be paid over 11 years, with the first payment of $4.3 million due within a few months of the resolution being finalized, according to Ferguson.

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