Danish researcher Poul Thorsen pleads guilty in CDC autism grant fraud case

Danish researcher Poul Thorsen has pleaded guilty to operating a wire fraud scheme that stole CDC grant money awarded for autism research overseas. The source identifies Thorsen as one of the U.S.

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Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General's top ten most wanted fugitives since 2011. The guilty plea was entered today, according to the source.

It says Thorsen had been on the run for 14 years before the plea, but gives no location for the proceeding and does not provide sentencing details, the amount of money involved, or any additional defendants. The case centers on misuse of U.S. government research funding tied to autism studies conducted overseas.

The text does not state when the fraud began, where the research was based, or whether any recovery effort or further enforcement action is underway.

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