Dr. Anthony Fauci, former director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, paid $15 million in taxes to cover the cost of his personal security after leaving government service and returning to civilian life, according to documents obtained by The Independent. It is said that he received it. journalist jordan shachtel and open book.
The funds covered the cost of his 24/7 driver, U.S. Marshals security guard and law enforcement equipment from January 2023 to September 2024, documents state. memorandum Open the Books reports that documents between the U.S. Marshals Service and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services obtained through a Freedom of Information Act request.
“I've received so many threats.”
The document made it clear that the contract was subject to extension. It is unclear whether it has already been extended. The nonprofit said the protection money was distributed through HHS funds.
The millions of dollars reported do not include costs related to his personal security details from April 2020 to December 2022, when he was still a government employee. Fauci will retire in December 2022.
Fauci's critics have accused him of pushing for stricter government regulations in response to the coronavirus outbreak. He was the highest-paid federal employee from 2019 to 2022, earning a record annual salary of $480,654 when he retired. His pension is estimated to be about $355,000 a year, according to Open the Books. Over 55 years of government service, Fauci amassed a personal fortune of $11 million.
Last year, Fauci claimed He claimed that the expense was necessary to ensure his own safety due to allegations of threats from “extremely radical right-wingers.”
“I have received so many threats, including threats of violence against me and my family and having to walk around with federal marshals protecting me. This is completely crazy,” he told Newshub.
He concluded the interview by warning about the dangers of what he called “disinformation.”
“I don't want to sound too melodramatic, but it seems like the failure to believe the truth erodes the foundations of our democracy,” Fauci said. “If you look back historically at how governments have failed and tyranny has risen, it's essentially when people control information, much of which is not true. It's a very frightening situation.”
Open the Books reports that Fauci remains on NIAID's staff list even after his retirement, apparently taking absentee duties to ensure he continues to receive his taxpayer-funded security details. It is said that he was doing so.
Schachtel called the deal “unprecedented” and “secret.” “I have not found any other example of a former federal employee receiving this level of protection,” he said.
The U.S. Marshals Service, a subordinate agency of the Department of Justice, daily caller It “provided details regarding the protection of Dr. Anthony S. Fauci from January 2023 to August 2024,” a month later than Schachtel's report.
HHS did not respond to The Daily Caller's request for comment.
Reports detailing Fauci's extensive security concerns include Robert F. Kennedy Jr. being repeatedly denied Secret Service protection and at least nine of President-elect Donald Trump's requests for increased Secret Service protection. The announcement came after the news that the application had been rejected.
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