Poul Thorsen, an Autism researcher whose work was used to reassure millions of parents that vaccines do not cause autism, was extradited from Germany to face federal charges back in May is now expected to plead guilty to fraud on September 1st.
Thorsen worked on major studies examining vaccines and autism that were cited by the CDC and became part of the scientific foundation used to dismiss concerns about a possible connection.
He was later accused by federal prosecutors of stealing more than $1 million in CDC grant money intended for research, using fabricated documents and fraudulent invoices to divert the funds for his own use.