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09/01/2026 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 09/02/2026 07:31
Danish Autism Researcher Extradited After 14 Years on the Run Pleads Guilty to Stealing CDC Grant Money
Danish Autism Researcher Extradited After 14 Years on the Run Pleads Guilty to Stealing CDC Grant Money
ATLANTA - Poul Thorsen, a Danish researcher who was one of the U.S. Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General's top ten most wanted fugitives since 2011, pleaded guilty today to operating a wire fraud scheme that stole CDC grant money awarded for autism research overseas.
Read more on https://www.justice.gov
Action Details
- Date:Sept. 1, 2026, 9:14 a.m.
- Agency:U.S. Attorney's Office, Northern District of Georgia
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Enforcement Types:
- Criminal and Civil Actions
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