Benjamin Barron

Assistant U.S Attorney

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Assistant U.S Attorney in Los Angeles who oversees district’s prescription drug prosecution.

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President Donald Trump declared the opioid epidemic a public health emergency. Nearly 100 people die every day from an opioid overdose in the U.S., according to the CDC.

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