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Bondi Dismisses COVID-19 Fraud Charges Against Utah Surgeon

Reversing a Biden-era indictment underlines the Trump administration’s shift in pandemic-era enforcement priorities.

US Attorney General Pam Bondi speaks during a news conference with President Donald Trump in the Brady Briefing Room of the White House on June 27, 2025, in Washington, DC. President Trump claimed a "GIANT WIN" Friday as the US Supreme Court curbed the power of lone federal judges to block executive actions. "GIANT WIN in the United States Supreme Court! Even the Birthright Citizenship Hoax has been, indirectly, hit hard," Trump said on Truth Social. (Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFP) (Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty Images)
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

Overview

  • Attorney General Pam Bondi directed the Department of Justice to drop all charges against Dr. Michael Kirk Moore Jr., effectively ending his federal trial.
  • Moore was indicted in January 2023 for allegedly destroying over $28,000 in government-supplied COVID-19 vaccines, issuing more than 1,900 fake CDC vaccination cards and administering saline injections to minors.
  • Acting U.S. Attorney Felice John Viti filed the dismissal motion on July 12, citing the interests of justice, while it remains unclear whether Moore’s three co-defendants will face the same outcome.
  • Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene and Sen. Mike Lee publicly lobbied for the case’s dismissal, and Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. earlier praised Moore as a defender of medical freedom.
  • The abrupt halt to prosecution reflects broader pauses in pandemic-related cases under AG Bondi’s leadership and raises questions about future enforcement of vaccine mandates.