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Former Health Adviser Indicted for Concealing COVID-19 Records and Accepting Kickbacks

Former Health Adviser Indicted for Concealing COVID-19 Records and Accepting Kickbacks

Washington, D.C., Tuesday, 28 April 2026.
Former health adviser David Morens has been indicted for illegally using private email to hide COVID-19 origin discussions, allegedly accepting luxury kickbacks to suppress alternative scientific theories.