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Former Fauci adviser pleads guilty to defrauding U.S. by hiding emails amid records requests

David Morens, a former top adviser to Anthony Fauci, pleaded guilty to conspiring to defraud the United States by diverting government emails to a private account to dodge public records requests and probe uncertainties about the coronavirus origins; Fauci was not charged, Morens faces up to five years in prison at a November sentencing, and the case centers on his ties to EcoHealth Alliance and its president Peter Daszak.

via The Washington Post|

#ecohealth-alliance #fauci #morens

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Former Fauci aide pleads guilty to conspiring to dodge FOIA over COVID-era funding emails

David Morens, a longtime aide to Anthony Fauci, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to evade federal public records laws related to emails about coronavirus research funding. He admitted coordinating with outside researchers and using a personal Gmail account to hide exchanges to dodge FOIA requests and influence NIH funding for EcoHealth Alliance. Fauci is named in records as the Senior NIAID Official 1 but is not charged. Morens faces up to five years in prison and a $250,000 fine, with sentencing set for November 12 as part of a plea deal that dropped four other charges.

via Politico|

#ecohealth-alliance #fauci #foia

politics3 months ago•9 min saved

DOJ charges Fauci aide for hiding emails in COVID-origin probe

The Justice Department charged former Fauci adviser David Morens with conspiracy against the United States and destruction/ concealment of records for allegedly moving and hiding emails to thwart public-record inquiries into the coronavirus origins; Fauci is not charged; Morens had previously apologized for hiding communications, and the case centers on links to EcoHealth Alliance and its work with Wuhan Institute of Virology.

via The Washington Post|

#doj #fauci #foia

politics3 months ago•3 min saved

Ex-Fauci aide indicted for concealing Covid-era records and backing funding moves

Former NIAID adviser David Morens was indicted by Trump-era prosecutors on conspiracy and record-falsification charges for allegedly hiding non-public Covid-era communications using a personal Gmail, coordinating efforts to restore NIH funding to the Wuhan Institute of Virology and push back on the lab-leak narrative; the case underscores alleged back-channel activity during the pandemic and carries penalties of up to 5 years for conspiracy, up to 20 years per falsification, and up to 3 years per concealment.

via The Guardian|

#covid-19 #fauci #foia