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The US government dropped charges stating Dr. Moore had offered a choice “where the federal government refused to do so.”In mid July 2025 (specifically on July 12–13, depending on the outlet), the U.S. Department of Justice officially dismissed the charges against Dr. Michael Kirk Moore, a plastic surgeon from Midvale, Utah. He had been indicted in January 2023 on multiple federal counts, including:Allegedly discarding over $28,000 in government‑supplied COVID‑19 vaccine doses, providing at least 1,900 fraudulent vaccine cards in exchange for cash or donations, and administering saline injections to minors, at parental request, while providing fraudulent vaccination documents.Moore and his co-defendants faced up to 35 years in prison under federal charges like conspiracy to defraud the United States and conversion or disposal of government property.However, as the trial began in July 2025, U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi -appointed under the Trump administration - directed the dismissal of all charges, stating that Moore had offered a choice “where the federal government refused to do so,” and asserting he did not deserve the prison time. Acting U.S. Attorney for Utah, Felice John Viti, filed the motion citing the "interests of justice."