( April 29, 2026, 1:42 PM EDT) -- NEWARK, N.J. — A New Jersey federal judge on April 28 sentenced Purdue Pharma LP in its criminal proceeding, ordering the OxyContin manufacturer to pay a criminal fine of $3.544 billion and an additional $2 billion in criminal forfeiture to end criminal proceedings five years after the drug maker pleaded guilty to three felony offenses relating to its role in the opioid epidemic....