The U.S. Department of Justice has adjusted for inflation the amount of civil monetary penalties to be assessed or enforced by the Drug Enforcement Administration and other component agencies (82 Fed. Reg. 9131; Feb. 3, 2017). Rates are established under criteria set out in the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Improvements Act of 2015 (Pub. L. 114-74), which substi... Read More