CINCINNATI (WXIX) - The Kroger Co., based in downtown Cincinnati, is under federal investigation for alleged False Claims Act violations into how it prepared and gave out opioids, newly filed court records show.

This is in addition to broader opioid-related settlements the supermarket chain has already reached with states.

The U.S. Department of Justice is investigating allegations that Kroger, which has pharmacies in many of its stores, submitted false claims to government healthcare programs like Medicare for opioids and other drugs that were not “reasonable, necessary, or eligible for coverage,” court records show.

This is all revealed in court filings made public Thursday as the DOJ asked the court to order Kroger to fully cooperate and respond to its Civil Investigative Demand.

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