Guest #1 June 6, 2003 I mean, who would be willing to fence such a hot commodity? Seriously, moon rocks are US property. We the people paid dearly to get those rocks (and some gave their lives. I'm certain that were Gus Grissom still around, he'd make sure these punks got a thwacking ). ------------ Man Convicted of Stealing NASA Moon Rocks Thu Jun 5,10:19 AM ET ORLANDO, Florida (AP)- A man has been convicted of attempting to sell a collection of moon rocks and meteorites stolen by three NASA interns last year. Gordon McWhorter, 27, was convicted Wednesday in federal court of stealing property of value to the United States and interstate transportation of stolen property. He faces up to 25 years in prison and $250,000 in fines. Sentencing is scheduled Aug. 27. His attorney said he plans to appeal. McWhorter was the only defendant tried for the July 15 thefts from NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston. Tiffany Fowler, 26, Thad Roberts, 26, and Shae Saur, 20, have pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit theft and interstate transportation of stolen property. They will be sentenced Aug. 5. The stolen rocks came from every Apollo mission from 1969 to 1972. The FBI began investigating in May 2002 when a Belgian rock collector alerted investigators to Internet offers to sell moon rocks for $1,000 to $5,000 a gram. The rocks were found when McWhorter, Roberts and Fowler were arrested in Orlando. The rocks, meteorites and NASA records documenting their authenticity were stored in a fishing tackle box, according to court records. Saur was arrested in Houston the same day."The mouse does not know life until it is in the mouth of the cat." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
