“Big Pharma sold America a lie and made a killing.”
A searing indictment of Big Pharma and the political operatives and government regulations that enable over-production, reckless distribution and abuse of synthetic opiates.
Edward Byrne
Self - HSI Special Agent
Patrick Radden Keefe
Self - Writer and Producer, Wind of Change
Lenny Bernstein
Roy Bosley
Alec Burlakoff
Scott Higham
The Crime of the Century is a documentary, crime, drama series that first aired in 2021 exploring themes of pharmaceutical industry, government cover-up, political corruption, government corruption, government regulation, pharmaceuticals. Created by Lisa Heller, it stars Edward Byrne, Patrick Radden Keefe, Lenny Bernstein. A searing indictment of Big Pharma and the political operatives and government regulations that enable over-production, reckless distribution and abuse of synthetic opiates.
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