ACCESSING CLASSIFIED FILES
Decrypting documents...
Your connection is being monitored
Back to Individuals
critical risk
John Kapoor
Former Insys Therapeutics Founder
Insys Founder, Opioid Kickback Scheme Conviction
Overview
John Kapoor founded Insys Therapeutics, which made the fentanyl spray Subsys. He was convicted in 2019 of running a nationwide bribery scheme to get doctors to prescribe the dangerous opioid, including to patients who didn't need it. Insys paid doctors through fake "speaker programs "and bribed them directly. He was sentenced to 5.5 years, one of the only pharma executives jailed for the opioid crisis.
Key Affiliations
Controversies & Concerns
KICKBACK SCHEME: Bribed doctors to prescribe fentanyl
FAKE SPEAKER PROGRAMS: Paid doctors for sham speeches
INSURANCE FRAUD: Lied to insurers about patient need
DEATHS: Patients died from unnecessary prescriptions
CONVICTED: One of only pharma execs jailed
Related Investigations (3)
Criminal Charges & Violations
3 documented violations
18 U.S.C. � 1962RICO, Racketeering conspiracy(CONVICTED)
42 U.S.C. � 1320a-7bAnti-Kickback Statute violations(CONVICTED)
18 U.S.C. � 1343Wire Fraud(CONVICTED)
Known Associates & Connections
John Hammergren
Fellow pharmaceutical executive implicated in opioid crisis
Richard Sackler
Parallel opioid crisis figure, Kapoor pushed fentanyl spray
Sources & Documentation
3 documented sources from official records, investigations, and reports
Personal Information
- Born
- 1942
- Birthplace
- India
Education
- •University of Buffalo (PhD)
Key Timeline
1942
Born in India
2002
Founds Insys Therapeutics
2016
Arrested
May 2019
Convicted of RICO charges
January 2020
Sentenced to 5.5 years