— David Morens, MD, admitted to trying to hide records related to the COVID pandemic
August 19, 2026
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David Morens, MD, a former top advisor at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), pled guilty Tuesday in federal court to hiding government communications related to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Morens, who served as a top aide to former NIAID Director Anthony Fauci, MD, from 2006 to 2022, was arrested by federal agents in April, and accused of using his private email to evade Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests related to discussions on bat coronavirus research grants.
