Former Fauci associate David Morens pleads guilty to conspiracy

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Posted on AllSides August 19, 2026

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

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