{"id":176377,"date":"2026-08-19T05:38:05","date_gmt":"2026-08-19T03:38:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/frihetsnytt.se\/?p=176377"},"modified":"2026-08-20T06:53:55","modified_gmt":"2026-08-20T04:53:55","slug":"faucis-radgivare-erkanner-brott-forsokte-dolja-covid-uppgifter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/frihetsnytt.se\/en\/faucis-advisor-admits-to-a-crime-attempting-to-conceal-covid-data\/","title":{"rendered":"Fauci's Advisor Admits to a Crime \u2014 Tried to Conceal COVID Data"},"content":{"rendered":"<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>David Morens, a former senior advisor at the U.S. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) and a close associate of Anthony Fauci, has pleaded guilty to conspiracy to circumvent federal freedom of information laws. Meanwhile, the FBI announced that the investigation into attempts to conceal COVID-related government documents is continuing.<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>David Morens<\/strong>, 78, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.justice.gov\/usao-md\/pr\/former-senior-niaid-official-pleads-guilty-charges-connected-concealing-federal-records\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">admitted<\/a><\/strong> pleaded guilty on Tuesday to conspiracy to commit a crime and to defraud the United States in federal court in Greenbelt, Maryland. Morens worked from 2006 to 2022 as a senior advisor on the NIAID leadership team, where Anthony Fauci was the director.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to the U.S. Department of Justice, Morens and others attempted to circumvent the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) by deliberately using his private Gmail account instead of the agency\u2019s email system. Among other things, non-public NIH information was exchanged there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Revealed the method in an email<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As early as 2021, Morens himself described how emails could be kept out of the public eye. An email published later is quoted by The Hill:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>\u201dI learned from our FOIA specialist here how to make emails disappear after I received a FOIA request but before the search begins, so I think we\u2019re all safe. Also, I deleted most of the earlier emails after forwarding them to Gmail.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Morens also admitted to a conspiracy involving improper gifts. According to the Department of Justice, he received wine as a thank-you for his <em>\u201dBehind-the-Scenes Pranks\u201d<\/em>. Morens then cited a scientific commentary on the natural origin of COVID-19 as an official action he could take to \u201dearn\u201d the gift.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>The FBI is continuing its investigation<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The FBI states that the conspiracy took shape after the NIH halted a research grant that included funding for the Wuhan Institute of Virology. FBI Director Kash Patel wrote after the admission:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>\u201dThis FBI investigation is ongoing. No one is above the law.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Morens faces up to five years in prison, and his sentence is scheduled to be handed down on November 12. Anthony Fauci has not been charged or accused of any crime in the Morens case and has previously stated that he did not participate in the scheme.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>The public is at the center<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The case shows how, according to prosecutors, private communication channels were used to keep federal documents out of the public eye. The FBI\u2019s ongoing investigation may now be crucial in determining who else was aware of or participated in the scheme.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Worked closely with Fauci and now admits to a conspiracy after attempts to hide COVID data from the public. 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