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AG Bondi Abruptly Drops Federal Vaccine Fraud Case Against Utah Surgeon

High-profile lobbying by Republican leaders triggered the trial’s abrupt end, prompting scrutiny of the Justice Department’s political independence.

The seal of the US Department of Justice is seen before the start of a press conference on health care fraud enforcement at the Department of Justice in Washington, DC on June 30, 2025.
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U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi speaks to the media in the Press Briefing Room at the White House in Washington D.C., June 27, 2025. REUTERS/Ken Cedeno/File Photo
Attorney General Pam Bondi speaks to the media, Friday, June 27, 2025, in the briefing room of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Overview

  • Attorney General Pam Bondi directed the Department of Justice to dismiss all charges against Dr. Michael Kirk Moore Jr., effectively halting his trial in Salt Lake City.
  • Moore had been indicted in January 2023 on allegations of falsifying nearly 1,900 CDC vaccination cards, destroying over $28,000 in government-provided COVID-19 vaccines, and administering saline injections to minors.
  • At the start of his trial earlier this week, Moore faced up to 35 years in federal prison on conspiracy and conversion charges related to the vaccine records scheme.
  • Republican lawmakers including Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene and Sen. Mike Lee, as well as Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., publicly advocated for the case’s dismissal on grounds of medical choice.
  • The decision has intensified debate over political influence in prosecutorial decisions and leaves uncertainty over whether Moore’s co-defendants will see similar dismissals.