Michelle Fiscus, Tennessee’s fired vaccine chief, is pushing back after an investigation found a dog muzzle she claims was mailed to intimidate her was purchased with her credit card.
Tennessee’s Department of Safety and Homeland Security traced the Amazon package containing the muzzle to a credit card in Fiscus’s name, according to a report.
Fiscus had been accused of perpetuating information about whether minors should get the coronavirus vaccine without parental permission. She was fired following allegations of conduct issues, but she said the reasons were politically motivated.
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Regarding the muzzle, investigators said, “The results of this investigation that purchases from both Amazon accounts were charged to the same American Express credit card in the name of Dr. Michelle D. Fiscus.”
The former vaccine chief allegedly gave a different Amazon account to investigators when they asked for the information, claiming a different Amazon account was opened under her name.
“That account was apparently accessed from the State of Washington, where I had never been, by a cell phone using a carrier I have never used,” Fiscus tweeted Monday. “I have asked the state for the full unredacted report and am awaiting a response.”
That account was apparently accessed from the State of Washington, where I had never been, by a cell phone using a carrier I have never used. I have asked the state for the full unredacted report and am awaiting a response.
— Michelle Fiscus MD,FAAP (@drfixus) August 16, 2021
“No, I didn’t send it to myself. … I requested the inquiry from Homeland Security regarding the muzzle and was told it was not a credible threat that warranted a subpoena,” Fiscus told the Washington Post. “I have requested the unredacted report from the agent and was told to contact their legal office, which we have done. From what I can tell from the report, a second Amazon account was opened under my name and linked to my credit card.”
Regarding the muzzle: I ASKED Homeland Security to investigate the origin. Just provided a redacted HS report by Axios Nashville. Report says a second account was made under my name from a phone in WA? Waiting on unredacted report. Hold tight. No, I didn’t send it to myself.
— Michelle Fiscus MD,FAAP (@drfixus) August 16, 2021
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Before the state fired her, Fiscus and her husband had repeatedly said the muzzle was sent to her office anonymously.
