Justice Department Drops Charges Against Utah Doctor

The Justice Department has decided to drop the charges against a doctor in Utah, who faced accusations of profiting nearly $100,000 from individuals opposed to vaccines by issuing fake Covid-19 vaccination records while allegedly disposing of actual vaccines valued at thousands of dollars.

On Saturday, Attorney General Pam Bondy instructed her department to cease the lawsuit against Dr. Michael Kirk Moore, who had been charged with conspiracy and other offenses, arguing that the potential 35-year prison sentence he was facing was “unworthy.”

Bondy announced on X, “At my direction, @thejustdept has dismissed the charges against Dr. Kirk Moore.”

She added, “Dr. Moore gave patients a choice when the federal government refused to do so. He didn’t deserve the year he faced in prison. Today is over.”

In 2023, Dr. Moore, along with his staff and two neighbors, was charged for allegedly distributing about 1,900 fake vaccination records from his orthopedic office in Midvale in exchange for nearly $97,000 in donations.

Prosecutors claimed that, as a certified plastic surgeon, Moore would administer fake vaccination cards instead of actual vaccines to children.

The indictment suggested that Moore and one of his neighbors, Christine Jackson Anderson, were part of a covert group trying to free healthcare professionals from conflicts of interest associated with the government and the healthcare industry.

To support this scheme, they reportedly worked with managers Kari Dee Burgoyne and receptionist Sandra Flores to waste government-supplied vaccines worth $28,000, according to the allegations.

The group, including the clinic itself, faced charges of conspiracy to defraud the United States, as well as charges related to the conversion and disposal of government property.

It’s currently unclear whether the charges against the other individuals involved have also been dropped.

This decision comes just days after Moore’s trial was set to begin in Salt Lake City.

Health and Human Services Director Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has faced criticism over his stance on vaccines and treatments, but he expressed his support for Moore back in April.

A lawyer representing Utah’s Ferris John Vity filed the motion to dismiss the case on Saturday, stating that doing so was in the “interest of justice.”