Fauci Pandemic Accountability Fightsince Jul 27

David Morens Pleads Guilty

Former NIAID adviser David Morens admitted conspiring to hide COVID-19 research records.

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Top Fauci Ally Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy to Defraud the United States

Ex-Fauci adviser pleads guilty to plotting to conceal COVID-19 research records during pandemic

Former Fauci aide pleads guilty to COVID-19 conspiracy

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Dr. David Morens, 78, a former senior adviser to Dr. Anthony Fauci at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit offenses and to defraud the United States. Prosecutors said Morens plotted to conceal federal records and evade Freedom of Information Act requests involving COVID-19 research, including questions about the pandemic’s origins. Morens served in NIAID’s Office of the Director from 2006 through 2022. He is scheduled to be sentenced Nov. 12 in federal court in Greenbelt, Maryland.

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Officials involved in the COVID-origins debate improperly hid records and information from public scrutiny. David Morens’s alleged concealment, and the possibility that others including Anthony Fauci bear responsibility, point to a broader effort to keep damaging details about Wuhan-linked research and EcoHealth Alliance from coming out.