DEA investigation into Rochester Drug Cooperative leads to $20 million settlement, indictment

A federal criminal investigation into a Rochester-area drug cooperative's lax distribution of prescription opioids has led to a $20 million settlement and the indictment of two former company officials. The Rochester Drug Cooperative, or RDC, has been in business since 1905, and is one of the largest prescription drug wholesalers in the country, with an estimated annual annual revenue of more than $1 billion.