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The Economic Times
The Economic Times

Why David Morens pleaded guilty over COVID-era emails and research records

David Morens, a former senior adviser to Anthony Fauci, has pleaded guilty to conspiring to defraud the US government by concealing federal records linked to COVID-19 research and pandemic-era communications.

Morens entered his guilty plea Tuesday in federal court in Greenbelt, Maryland, bringing a dramatic turn to a case that has drawn renewed attention to the handling of government records during the pandemic. The 78-year-old former National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) official now faces a possible prison sentence of up to five years. He is scheduled to be sentenced on November 12.

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