Poul Thorsen, the Danish researcher in U.S. custody, is expected to plead guilty. He’s accused of 22 counts of fraud, including falsifying reports on a possible link between vaccines and autism.

Louis Conte Aug 23 According to published reports, Danish vaccine researcher Poul Thorsen will plead guilty on September 1, 2026 to federal charges that he stole over one million dollars in grant funding he received from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Thorsen is accused of using Centers of Disease Control and Prevention money, earmarked for autism research, for his own purposes; the Danish-born researcher was studying the possible link between vaccines and the rise of autism rates. This Substack is reader-supported. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. Upgrade to paid