John Kapoor

Akorn Pharmaceuticals; Insys Therapeutics

John Kapoor, the former billionaire and founder of fentanyl-spray manufacturer Insys Therapeutics was sentenced to five-and-a-half years in prison Thursday afternoon January 23 2020 in a Boston courtroom for his role in a conspiracy to bribe doctors to prescribe his company’s potent fentanyl painkiller to patients who didn’t need it. Kapoor stepped down from his role as Insys CEO and chairman in January 2017. That October he was arrested by the Department of Justice on charges of racketeering and conspiracy related to bribing doctors, committing mail and wire fraud and violating the Anti-Kickback law. In December 2018 Kapoor's net worth, which stemmed mostly from his stakes in Insys Therapeutics and a generic drug firm called Akorn, dropped below $1 billion for the first time since he joined the World's Billionaires’ ranks five years prior. His net worth peaked at $3.3 billion in October 2015. Kapoor is a serial entrepreneur who founded two pharmaceutical companies and guided them to exceptional success. The bulk of his wealth is concentrated in shares of Akorn Pharmaceuticals, an Illinois-based generics manufacturer that Kapoor has been involved with since the early 1990s, and INSYS Therapeutics, a cancer-treatment maker that went public in May 2013. Kapoor came to the U.S. from India in 1964 for a fellowship to study pharmaceutical sciences at the University at Buffalo. After earning his Ph.D. in 1972, he joined a struggling pharmaceuticals company LyphoMed, bought out his bosses in an LBO and in 1983 he took it public. He sold his stake in 1990, netting $100 million -- start-up capital for his subsequent pharma projects. Outside of his companies, he also supports efforts to fight cancer through the John and Editha Kapoor Charitable Foundation, named after his late wife Editha, who died of breast cancer. Kapoor has a small chain of fast-casual Indian restaurants in Arizona called Bombay Spice as well as higher-end, traditional Indian eatery Marigold Maison in Phoenix. He owns the Roka Akor Japanese eateries in Chicago, Scottsdale and San Francisco.

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Michael Keiser	Elizabeth Dole, John McCain, Paul Ryan, John Thune, George Allen, Henry John Hyde, Peter G Fitzgerald, Phil Gramm, Fred Dalton Thompson, Bob Dole, Richard S Williamson, Rick Lazio, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Rudy Giuliani, National Republican Congressional Committee, Straight Talk America, Illinois Republican Party, Republican Party of Florida, 2002 President's Dinner Committee; the, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee, Black America's Political Action Committee, Inactive Federal Political Committee, National Republican Congressional Cmte, Trump Victory
Lewis M Eisenberg	Lamar Alexander, Elizabeth Dole, John McCain, Paul Ryan, John Thune, George Allen, Phil Gramm, Al D’Amato, Bob Dole, Pete Wilson, Donald Trump, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Straight Talk America, Illinois Republican Party, Republican Party of Florida, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee, Wish List, the, Republican Leadership Council Federal PAC, George E Pataki, National Republican Congressional Cmte, Trump Victory, 1995 Republican Senate/House Dinner Cmte
C Boyden Gray	Lamar Alexander, Elizabeth Dole, John McCain, Paul Ryan, John Thune, George Allen, Phil Gramm, Fred Dalton Thompson, Bob Dole, Pete Wilson, Rick Lazio, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Rudy Giuliani, National Republican Congressional Committee, Illinois Republican Party, Republican Party of Florida, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee, Wish List, the, Arizona Republican Party, Arena Political Action Committee, National Republican Congressional Cmte, 1995 Republican Senate/House Dinner Cmte
Richard DeVos	Elizabeth Dole, John McCain, Paul Ryan, John Thune, George Allen, Phil Gramm, Bob Dole, Donald Trump, Rick Lazio, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Rudy Giuliani, National Republican Congressional Committee, Illinois Republican Party, Republican Party of Florida, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee, Black America's Political Action Committee, Arizona Republican Party, Steve Forbes, George E Pataki, National Republican Congressional Cmte, Trump Victory
Duane R Roberts	Lamar Alexander, Elizabeth Dole, John McCain, Paul Ryan, John Thune, George Allen, Peter G Fitzgerald, Fred Dalton Thompson, Al D’Amato, Pete Wilson, Donald Trump, Richard S Williamson, Rick Lazio, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Rudy Giuliani, National Republican Congressional Committee, Republican Party of Florida, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee, National Republican Congressional Cmte, Trump Victory
Howard H Leach	Lamar Alexander, John McCain, Paul Ryan, John Thune, George Allen, Phil Gramm, Al D’Amato, Bob Dole, Pete Wilson, Rick Lazio, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Rudy Giuliani, National Republican Congressional Committee, Republican Party of Florida, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee, Arizona Republican Party, Steve Forbes, George E Pataki, National Republican Congressional Cmte, Trump Victory
Robert McNair	Elizabeth Dole, John McCain, Paul Ryan, Peter G Fitzgerald, Phil Gramm, Fred Dalton Thompson, Bob Dole, Donald Trump, Rick Lazio, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Rudy Giuliani, National Republican Congressional Committee, Illinois Republican Party, Republican Party of Florida, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee, Arizona Republican Party, Steve Forbes, George E Pataki, National Republican Congressional Cmte, Trump Victory
Peter M Flanigan	Lamar Alexander, Elizabeth Dole, John McCain, Paul Ryan, John Thune, George Allen, Henry John Hyde, Phil Gramm, Fred Dalton Thompson, Bob Dole, Richard S Williamson, Rick Lazio, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Rudy Giuliani, National Republican Congressional Committee, Illinois Republican Party, Republican Party of Florida, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee, Steve Forbes
Stephen Schwarzman	Lamar Alexander, Elizabeth Dole, John McCain, Paul Ryan, John Thune, Phil Gramm, Al D’Amato, Bob Dole, Pete Wilson, Donald Trump, Rick Lazio, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Straight Talk America, Republican Party of Florida, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee, Arizona Republican Party, National Republican Congressional Cmte, Trump Victory
Roger W Stone	Charles A Sanders, Lamar Alexander, Elizabeth Dole, John McCain, Paul Ryan, John Thune, George Allen, Phil Gramm, Donald Trump, Richard S Williamson, Rick Lazio, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Rudy Giuliani, National Republican Congressional Committee, Illinois Republican Party, 2002 President's Dinner Committee; the, Steve Forbes, Vernon Parker, Trump Victory
Julie Finley	Lamar Alexander, Elizabeth Dole, John McCain, John Thune, George Allen, Fred Dalton Thompson, Al D’Amato, Bob Dole, Pete Wilson, Richard S Williamson, Rick Lazio, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Rudy Giuliani, Illinois Republican Party, Republican Party of Florida, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee, Wish List, the, National Republican Congressional Cmte, 1995 Republican Senate/House Dinner Cmte
John C Whitehead	Charles A Sanders, Lamar Alexander, Elizabeth Dole, John McCain, John Thune, George Allen, Phil Gramm, Al D’Amato, Bob Dole, Pete Wilson, Richard S Williamson, Rick Lazio, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Straight Talk America, Republican Party of Florida, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee, Republican Leadership Council Federal PAC, Steve Forbes
Woody Johnson	Lamar Alexander, Elizabeth Dole, John McCain, John Thune, George Allen, Al D’Amato, Bob Dole, Pete Wilson, Donald Trump, Rick Lazio, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Rudy Giuliani, National Republican Congressional Committee, Straight Talk America, Illinois Republican Party, Republican Party of Florida, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee, Arizona Republican Party, Trump Victory
John K Castle	Lamar Alexander, Elizabeth Dole, John McCain, Paul Ryan, John Thune, George Allen, Phil Gramm, Al D’Amato, Bob Dole, Richard S Williamson, Rick Lazio, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Rudy Giuliani, National Republican Congressional Committee, Straight Talk America, Republican Party of Florida, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee, Steve Forbes, George E Pataki
Richard W Weekley	Lamar Alexander, Elizabeth Dole, John McCain, Paul Ryan, John Thune, George Allen, Peter G Fitzgerald, Phil Gramm, Al D’Amato, Bob Dole, Rick Lazio, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Rudy Giuliani, National Republican Congressional Committee, Republican Party of Florida, 2002 President's Dinner Committee; the, George E Pataki, National Republican Congressional Cmte, Trump Victory
Peter S Kalikow	Lamar Alexander, Elizabeth Dole, John McCain, Paul Ryan, George Allen, Fred Dalton Thompson, Al D’Amato, Bob Dole, Pete Wilson, Donald Trump, Rick Lazio, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Rudy Giuliani, National Republican Congressional Committee, Illinois Republican Party, Republican Party of Florida, Steve Forbes, George E Pataki, Trump Victory
Warren L Batts	Lamar Alexander, Elizabeth Dole, John McCain, John Thune, Henry John Hyde, Peter G Fitzgerald, Phil Gramm, Al D’Amato, Bob Dole, Richard S Williamson, Rick Lazio, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Rudy Giuliani, National Republican Congressional Committee, Straight Talk America, Illinois Republican Party, Republican Leadership Council Federal PAC, National Republican Congressional Cmte
Charles R Schwab	Lamar Alexander, Elizabeth Dole, John McCain, Paul Ryan, John Thune, George Allen, Phil Gramm, Fred Dalton Thompson, Bob Dole, Rick Lazio, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Rudy Giuliani, National Republican Congressional Committee, Illinois Republican Party, Republican Party of Florida, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee, Arizona Republican Party, National Republican Congressional Cmte
Giuseppe Cecchi	Elizabeth Dole, John McCain, Paul Ryan, John Thune, George Allen, Donald Trump, Rick Lazio, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Rudy Giuliani, National Republican Congressional Committee, Illinois Republican Party, 2002 President's Dinner Committee; the, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee, Black America's Political Action Committee, Arizona Republican Party, Vernon Parker, National Republican Congressional Cmte, Trump Victory
Robert Stuart Jr	Elizabeth Dole, John McCain, John Thune, George Allen, Henry John Hyde, Peter G Fitzgerald, Bob Dole, Richard S Williamson, Rick Lazio, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Straight Talk America, Illinois Republican Party, Republican Party of Florida, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee, Wish List, the, Arizona Republican Party, Republican Leadership Council Federal PAC

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John Kapoor

Akorn Pharmaceuticals; Insys Therapeutics

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