Tag: Dr. Francis Collins

Mississippi Man Pleads Guilty to Threatening CDC Director

A Mississippi man pleaded guilty on Monday to threatening the Centers for Diseases Control and Prevention (CDC) director. Robert Wiser Bates, 39, of Ridgeland, Mississippi, left hostile voicemails for CDC Director Rochelle Walensky in which he threatened to kill her, according to a press release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office in the Southern District of…


NIH Officials Ignore FOIA Request for Details of Fauci’s Wife’s Health Agency Job

Open the Books is suing in federal court, seeking to force the National Institutes for Health (NIH) to comply with the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) by providing employment and compensation details for Christine Grady, the agency’s chief bioethicist and the wife of Dr. Anthony Fauci. Open the Books is a Chicago-based non-profit government watchdog…


Former NIH Chief is Now Highest Paid Member of Most Expensive White House Staff Ever

When Francis Collins departed as Director of the National Institutes for Health (NIH) in December 2021, his legacy included multiple-millions of dollars in secret royalty payments to himself, prominent colleagues like Dr. Anthony Fauci, and hundreds of other scientists, officials, and researchers working under him. Today, Collins is the highest paid adviser to the president…


[Premiering 6/17 at 1PM ET] Watchdog President Uncovers $350 Million in Secret Payments to Fauci, Collins, Others at NIH

In order to better understand the potential conflicts of interest at the National Institutes of Health (NIH), we spoke with Adam Andrzejewski, CEO and founder of OpenTheBooks.com. He explained to us that according to redacted documents he was able to obtain, it was revealed that an estimated $350 million in undisclosed royalties were paid to the…


[PREMIERING NOW] Watchdog President Uncovers $350 Million in Secret Payments to Fauci, Collins, Others at NIH

In order to better understand the potential conflicts of interest at the National Institutes of Health (NIH), we spoke with Adam Andrzejewski, CEO and founder of OpenTheBooks.com. He explained to us that according to redacted documents he was able to obtain, it was revealed that an estimated $350 million in undisclosed royalties were paid to the…


Key NIH Research Executive Received 70 Secret Royalty Payments; Colleague Got 7

Two key National Institutes for Health (NIH) executives in positions of influence on decisions about who gets grants from the agency received a total of 77 previously undisclosed royalty payments from outside firms between 2010 and 2014. The secret royalty payments, which were first reported by The Epoch Times, are among thousands estimated to total at…


EXCLUSIVE: Key NIH Research Executive Received 70 Secret Royalty Payments; Colleague Got 7

Two key National Institutes for Health (NIH) executives in positions of influence on decisions about who gets grants from the agency received a total of 77 previously undisclosed royalty payments from outside firms between 2010 and 2014. The secret royalty payments, which were first reported by The Epoch Times, are among thousands estimated to total at…


Acting NIH Director Admits Appearance of Conflict of Interest in Secret Royalty Payments to Fauci, Scientists

Undisclosed royalty payments estimated at $350 million from pharmaceutical and other firms to Dr. Anthony Fauci and hundreds of National Institutes for Health (NIH) scientists do present “an appearance of a conflict of interest,” according to the agency’s acting director. Dr. Lawrence Tabak, who took over as NIH Director following the December 2021 resignation of…


Democrats Silent as Republicans Rip Into Secret Royalty Checks to Fauci, Hundreds of NIH Scientists

Top Democratic leaders with oversight of the National Institutes for Health (NIH) are keeping quiet about the $350 million in secret payments to agency leaders like Dr. Anthony Fauci and hundreds of its scientists. The Epoch Times received no responses from multiple requests to Sen. Patty Murray (D-Wash.) and Rep. Frank Pallone (D-N.J.) for comment…


Dems Silent as Republicans Rip Into Secret Royalty Checks to Fauci, Hundreds of NIH Scientists

Top Democratic leaders with oversight of the National Institutes for Health (NIH) are keeping quiet about the $350 million in secret payments to agency leaders like Dr. Anthony Fauci and hundreds of its scientists. The Epoch Times received no responses from multiple requests to Sen. Patty Murray (D-Wash.) and Rep. Frank Pallone (D-N.J.) for comment…