Former CDC Scientist Accused of Stealing $1 Million in Grant Money Extradited Back to U.S.
Former CDC scientist Poul Thorsen was brought back to the United States to face justice for what federal investigators say was a million-dollar fraud scheme—money that was meant to help children. The money was intended to study the relationship between vaccines and autism, it included cerebral palsy in infants, it included fetal alcohol syndrome. But […]
Danish Researcher Whose Studies Were Used to Deny Vaccine-Autism Link Pleads Guilty
Poul Thorsen, a Danish researcher whose research was used to counter claims that vaccines cause autism, pled guilty to wire fraud and money laundering charges on Sept. 1, 2026 in a federal court in Atlanta.1 Thorsen, 65, traveled to the United States as a visiting scientist at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention […]