Fugitive Scientist Who Claimed Vaccines Were Safe Extradited After 15 Years on the Run A researcher who co-authored studies cited as undercutting claims that measles vaccination causes autism has been extradited to the United States on fraud charges 15 years after he was indicted, according to court filings and U.S. prosecutors. Poul Thorsen, 65, a Danish national, was transported from Germany to the U.S. on May 7 and arraigned in federal court in Atlanta on charges of wire fraud and money laundering, records show. Thorsen is accused of stealing more than $1 million in grant money from the Centers for…

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