Last week, the U.S. Department of Justice filed a civil complaint against Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc (NASDAQ:WBA) and its subsidiaries, alleging widespread violations of the Controlled Substances Act (CSA) and False Claims Act (FCA).

The Justice Department filed a lawsuit against Walgreens accusing the drugstore giant of filling millions of illegitimate prescriptions across the country since 2012.

The U.S. Justice Department has filed a civil suit against Walgreens alleging that the retailer dispensed millions of unlawful opioid prescriptions.

The lawsuit alleges Walgreens knowingly filled millions of prescriptions that lacked a legitimate medical purpose.

The U.S. Justice Department is accusing Walgreens of filling millions of prescriptions in the last decade and more without a legitimate purpose, including for dangerous amounts of opioids,

The Justice Department has filed a civil lawsuit against Walgreens, accusing the 124-year-old pharmacy chain of dispensing millions of unlawful prescriptions over a period of several years.

Key Takeaways Walgreens Boots Alliance shares tumbled Tuesday after Department of Justice allegations that its pharmacies dispensed prescriptions with no legitimate medical reasoning.The DOJ filed a lawsuit late last week accusing the pharmacy of handing out "millions of unlawful prescriptions" for dangerous opioids,

Shares of Walgreens Boots Alliance (NASDAQ:WBA) fell by 6% following allegations by the U.S. Justice Department that the pharmacy chain dispensed millions of unlawful prescriptions in violation of the Controlled Substances Act (CSA) and the False Claims Act (FCA).