Florida’s Attorney General Pam Bondi has abruptly ended the Justice Department’s prosecution of a Utah plastic surgeon accused of running a COVID-19 fraud scheme. The case had faced backlash from prominent Republican lawmakers and vaccine skeptics, including those associated with the “MAGA” (Make America Great Again) movement. The doctor was charged with faking vaccine cards and administering saline injections to patients seeking to avoid vaccination mandates. Bondi’s decision effectively shuts down the investigation just days after renewed scrutiny on her office following criticism of her handling of Jeffrey Epstein’s death.
Source: https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2025/07/12/bondi-epstein-justice-department