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Top Fauci Advisor Pleads Guilty In COVID-19 Origin Cover-Up Case

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  1. Just the News

    Former Fauci adviser David Morens pleads guilty to conspiracy (opens Just the News)

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    The Justice Department brought the case against Morens in April, which accused the former senior scientific adviser at the NIAID of committing conspiracy against the U.S., destruction, alteration, or falsification of records in federal investigations; concealment, removal or mutilation of records; a…

  2. CBS News

    Former NIAID adviser pleads guilty in COVID-19 records scheme (opens CBS News)

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    David Morens, 78, agreed to plead guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit offenses and to defraud the United States.

  3. STAT

    Fauci adviser David Morens pleads guilty to avoiding records requests, defrauding government (opens STAT)

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    Morens said he had agreed to work to avoid public disclosures and to use his influence to advance a company's interests.

  4. The National Pulse

    Former Fauci Aide Pleads Guilty to ‘Defrauding U.S.’ in COVID-19 Scheme. (opens The National Pulse)

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    The National Pulse's feed description

    David Morens, a former senior adviser at NIAID under Anthony Fauci, has admitted to a conspiracy to "defraud the United States" during the COVID-19 pandemic, with Peter Daszak of the EcoHealth Alliance believed to be a co-conspirator.

  5. The Hill

    Former Fauci associate David Morens pleads guilty to conspiracy (opens The Hill)

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    David Morens, former senior adviser at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases and once an associate to Anthony Fauci, pleaded guilty on Thursday to a conspiracy to defraud the U.S. in relation to efforts to evade Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests.

  6. New York Post

    Fauci adviser pleads guilty to charges connected to the concealment of COVID-19-related records (opens New York Post)

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    David Morens, a former National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) official, pled guilty to conspiracy to commit offenses and to defraud the United States. He faces up to five years in prison at his sentencing.

  7. PJ Media

  8. Washington Examiner

    Former Fauci aide pleads guilty to COVID-19 conspiracy (opens Washington Examiner)

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    Dr. Anthony Fauci’s former senior adviser pleaded guilty to fraud charges for concealing evidence from the public that may relate to the origins of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to federal court documents. Dr.

  9. WKBN Youngstown

    Ex-Fauci adviser pleads guilty to plotting to conceal COVID-19 research records during pandemic (opens WKBN Youngstown)

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    A former senior adviser to infectious disease expert Dr. Anthony Fauci pleaded guilty Tuesday to plotting to conceal federal records related to research on the origins of the deadly COVID-19 pandemic.

  10. Townhall

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  12. ABC News

    Ex-Fauci adviser pleads guilty to plotting to conceal COVID-19 research records (opens ABC News)

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    A former senior adviser to infectious disease expert Dr. Anthony Fauci has pleaded guilty to plotting to conceal federal records related to research on the origins of the deadly COVID-19 pandemic

  13. The Federalist

    Fauci’s Right-Hand Man Pleads Guilty To ‘Scheme’ Evading Open Records Requests (opens The Federalist)

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    Dr. David Morens pleaded guilty to a conspiracy charge 'to commit offenses and to defraud the United States.'

  14. Revolver News

  15. The Guardian

    Former Fauci adviser pleads guilty to conspiracy to conceal Covid-19 records (opens The Guardian)

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    David Morens confessed to concealing government documents linked to grant research funding A former adviser to infectious disease expert Anthony Fauci pleaded guilty on Tuesday to conspiring to evade public records laws and conceal government documents related to ​grant research funding and the Covi…

  16. Forbes

    Top Fauci Advisor Pleads Guilty In COVID-19 Origin Cover-Up Case (opens Forbes)

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    Forbes's feed description

    Republicans are heavily scrutinizing the handling of the pandemic.

  17. Blaze Media

    First domino to fall? Fauci's 'consigliere' pleads GUILTY to role in COVID cover-up (opens Blaze Media)

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    David Morens, a longtime acolyte of Anthony Fauci, has pleaded guilty to his role in the attempted cover-up of federal records pertaining to the origin of the COVID-19 virus and to a clandestine initiative to restore U.S.

  18. BizPac Review

    Fauci adviser admits guilt in scheme involving government records (opens BizPac Review)

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    A taste of accountability came with a guilty plea of conspiracy that begged the question, “Could his plea involve implicating Anthony Fauci?” In addition to a blanket […]

  19. Fox News

    Former Fauci advisor pleads guilty to conspiring to conceal COVID-19 records (opens Fox News)

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    David Morens pleaded guilty to conspiring to evade FOIA requests tied to COVID-19 research grants, using his personal Gmail to hide NIH communications.

  20. NewsBusters

    Former Senior Advisor to Fauci Pleads Guilty to COVID Cover-up Charges (opens NewsBusters)

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    Former Senior Advisor to Fauci Pleads Guilty to COVID Cover-up Charges Dr. David ‌Morens, a former senior advisor to COVID czar Dr. Anthony Fauci, pled guilty Tuesday to crimes relating to a scheme to prevent public disclosure of information regarding the origin of the deadly COVID-19 virus.

  21. American Greatness

    Former Fauci Advisor David Morens Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy to Defraud US in COVID Origins Cover-Up Case (opens American Greatness)

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    Dr. David Morens, a former senior adviser to former NIAID Director Anthony Fauci, pleaded guilty Tuesday to conspiracy to defraud the United States by concealing […] Source

  22. NPR

    Former Fauci adviser Dr. David Morens pleads guilty to concealing COVID-related records (opens NPR)

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    Dr. David Morens, a former aide to Dr. Anthony Fauci, has pleaded guilty to violating federal law by trying to conceal emails about the origins of the COVID-1 pandemic.

  23. HuffPost

    Ex-Fauci Adviser Pleads Guilty In COVID-19 Records Scheme (opens HuffPost)

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    Dr. David Morens faces up to five years in prison after admitting to conspiring to conceal documents related to the pandemic and grant research.

  24. GOP Daily Brief

    Former Fauci Aide David Morens Pleads Guilty to Federal Conspiracy Charge Over Hidden COVID Records (opens GOP Daily Brief)

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    In a constitutional republic, government officials answer to the people – not the other way around. When public servants conspire to hide their communications from...

  25. Watch Dog Report

    Fauci Adviser ADMITS Hiding COVID Records From Public (opens Watch Dog Report)

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    Transparency laws only work if officials treat their communications as public property; the Morens guilty plea is a case study in how routing government business off-book corrodes accountability and why the legal guardrails around FOIA and the Federal Records Act exist in the first place.

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