January 31, 2024

In the fourth-largest Controlled Substances Act (CSA) settlement in history, e-commerce company eBay has agreed to pay $59 million for its failure to properly regulate the sales of pill presses and encapsulating machines on its website.  Such devices can be used to produce pills that mimic pills produced by legitimate pharmaceutical companies.  To combat this, the CSA requires that purchasers of such devices have their identities verified, recorded, and reported to the DEA; however, eBay failed to do so.  DOJ

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