{
  "id": 1822459,
  "title": "Former Fauci associate David Morens pleads guilty to conspiracy",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/former-fauci-associate-david-morens-pleads-guilty-to-conspiracy",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-18T22:27:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hill",
    "slug": "the-hill",
    "url": "https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/6036678-david-morens-pleads-guilty-foia-conspiracy/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Dr. David Morens, former senior adviser at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases and once an associate to Dr. Anthony Fauci, pleaded guilty Thursday to a conspiracy to defraud the U.S. in relation to efforts to evade Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests. The Department of Justice (DOJ) announced the guilty plea Tuesday....",
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "CBS News",
        "title": "Former NIAID adviser pleads guilty in COVID-19 records scheme",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/former-niaid-adviser-pleads-guilty-in-covid-19-records-scheme",
        "published": "2026-08-18T20:03:31.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}