While Dennis Carroll oversaw the USAID PREDICT program; which funded laboratory equipment for the Wuhan Institute of Virology, PREDICT funds were used to promote and further the Global Virome Project that Carroll cofounded.
"While at USAID, Dennis Carroll oversaw a federal program called PREDICT, from which funds were used to launch another organization called the Global Virome Project. After leaving USAID, Carroll then became chair of the Global Virome Project's board."
According to USRTK,4 it appears Carroll first designed the PREDICT program as a proof of concept for the Global Virome Project, and while he was receiving six-figure paychecks from the USAID, he then founded, promoted and raised funds for the Global Virome Project, in some instances using USAID funding to do so.
As detailed by USRTK and Thacker, USAID appears to have funded overseas travel to promote and fundraise for the Global Virome Project using PREDICT program monies - all while Carroll was still heading the USAID. What's more, emails suggest Carroll may have used his position as USAID director of pandemic threats to build credibility for the controversial Virome Project and get it off the ground.
As just one example, in an August 2017 fundraising pitch, one of the Global Virome Project board members stated that the idea for the project was "Championed by the USAID Emerging Pandemic Threats Division."5.
Based on the emails obtained, it appears the USAID Pandemic Threats Division, under Carroll's direction, funneled at least $270,969 to the Global Virome Project.
Walter Shaub, former director of the Office of Government Ethics called the evidence "Troubling," as Carroll's use of a USAID email address is prohibited if the Global Virome Project is not a government project, but his own.8 Kedric Payne, senior director of ethics with the watchdog group Campaign Legal Center, also commented, telling USRTK:9.
https://dailyexpose.uk/2022/04/05/nih-director-stole-taxpayer-funds-personal-gain/
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