The Guardian is reporting that members of the billionaire Sackler family could soon face criminal investigations over their role in fueling America’s opioid epidemic. Prosecutors in Connecticut and New York are considering charges of fraud and racketeering against the Sacklers, whose company Purdue Pharma produces the prescription painkiller OxyContin. Earlier this year, The New York Times reported Purdue executives knew OxyContin was highly addictive as early as 1996, the first year after the drug hit the market, but still promoted it as less addictive than other opioids. A lead attorney taking on Purdue Pharma, Paul Hanly, said of the Sacklers, “This is essentially a crime family … drug dealers in nice suits and dresses.” The Sacklers are known worldwide for their patronage of the arts, and the Sackler name appears on museum exhibitions, including the Met in New York and the Tate in London.