The article addresses what the news is. it is quite notable that anyone would move $1bb out of the US while facing the possibility of HUGE civil judgements. Moreover, my reading is that this money was routed in such a way that it looks like obfuscation, a key component of money laundering.

More concisely, here is a quote, directly from the article: "But the attorneys general of a majority of states, including New York and Massachusetts, are balking at the proposed deal, contending that the Sackler family has siphoned off company profits that should be used to pay for the billions of dollars in damage caused by opioids."