Editing FedEx (section)

=== Allegations of controlled substances distribution ===

On July 17, 2014, FedEx was indicted for conspiracy to distribute controlled substances in cooperation with the Chhabra-Smoley Organization and Superior Drugs.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Moyer, Justin |date=July 18, 2014 |title=FedEx indicted for drug dealing. Not a delivery guy — the whole company. |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2014/07/18/fedex-indicted-for-drug-dealing-not-a-delivery-guy-the-whole-company/ |access-date=August 27, 2017 |archive-date=July 16, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170716075124/https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2014/07/18/fedex-indicted-for-drug-dealing-not-a-delivery-guy-the-whole-company/ |url-status=live }}</ref> According to the U.S. [[United States Department of Justice|Department of Justice]], "FedEx is alleged to have knowingly and intentionally conspired to distribute controlled substances and prescription drugs, including [[Phendimetrazine]] (Schedule III); [[Ambien]], [[Phentermine]], [[Diazepam]], and [[Alprazolam]] (Schedule IV), to customers who had no legitimate medical need for them based on invalid prescriptions issued by doctors who were acting outside the usual course of professional practice."<ref>{{Cite news |date=July 17, 2014 |title=FedEx Indicted For Its Role In Distributing Controlled Substances And Prescription Drugs |publisher=U.S. Department of Justice |url=https://www.justice.gov/usao/can/news/2014/2014_07_17_fedex.indicted.press.html |access-date=November 22, 2020 |archive-date=November 20, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141120015938/http://www.justice.gov/usao/can/news/2014/2014_07_17_fedex.indicted.press.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> A representative for the company contested these claims, stating that it would violate personal rights of customers to deny service and that "We are a transportation company—we are not law enforcement".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Elias |first=Paul |title=FedEx charges raise online pharmacy issues |url=https://news.yahoo.com/fedex-charges-raise-online-pharmacy-144213122.html |access-date=August 2, 2014 |publisher=Yahoo |archive-date=July 29, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140729140548/http://news.yahoo.com/fedex-charges-raise-online-pharmacy-144213122.html |url-status=live }}</ref>  On July 17, 2016 the Department of Justice U.S. Attorney's Office confirmed in a statement that it had asked U.S. District Court Judge Charles Breyer to dismiss the indictment but also did not say why.<ref>{{Cite web |title=A trial accusing FedEx of knowingly shipping illegal prescription drugs just ended suddenly |website=[[Business Insider]] |url=http://www.businessinsider.com/a-trial-accusing-fedex-of-knowingly-shipping-illegal-prescription-drugs-just-ended-suddenly-2016-6 |access-date=August 24, 2016 |archive-date=August 26, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160826111448/http://www.businessinsider.com/a-trial-accusing-fedex-of-knowingly-shipping-illegal-prescription-drugs-just-ended-suddenly-2016-6 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Beckerman |first=Josh |date=June 20, 2016 |title=FedEx: Justice Department Dismisses Charges Over Online Pharmacy Shipments |work=[[The Wall Street Journal]] |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/fedex-justice-department-dismisses-charges-over-online-pharmacy-shipments-1466201256 |access-date=August 24, 2016 |issn=0099-9660 |archive-date=August 24, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160824044322/http://www.wsj.com/articles/fedex-justice-department-dismisses-charges-over-online-pharmacy-shipments-1466201256 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=June 20, 2016 |title=Feds Drop Charges Claiming FedEx Knowingly Trafficked Illegal Prescription Drugs |url=http://fortune.com/2016/06/20/doj-fedex-illegal-online-pharmacies/ |access-date=August 24, 2016 |website=Fortune |archive-date=August 23, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160823180146/http://fortune.com/2016/06/20/doj-fedex-illegal-online-pharmacies/ |url-status=live }}</ref>