(Reuters) – A former adviser to infectious disease expert Anthony Fauci pleaded ‌guilty on Tuesday to conspiring to evade public records laws and conceal government documents related to grant research funding and the COVID-19 pandemic.

David Morens, who had worked under Fauci as a senior official at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases during ​the pandemic, entered his plea, opens new tab to a conspiracy charge during a hearing in federal court in Greenbelt, ​Maryland. (Read More)