Four people who advertised "Priceless Moon Rocks" for sale have been arrested by the FBI.By the way, I've got some "priceless" unicorn horns available on Craigslist.
The online ad offered moon rocks collected by Apollo astronauts for between two and eight-thousand dollars a gram. Federal agents offered to purchase some of the priceless stone and then arrested three people at an Orlando-area hotel and another in Houston.
All are charged with trying to sell stolen moon rocks and meteorites taken from the Johnson Space Center in Houston. The FBI says the four were interns at the space center.
25-year-old Thad Roberts, is the president and founder of the University of Utah Astronomical Society. His 22-year-old girlfriend, Tiffany Fowler, is a cum laude graduate at Texas Lutheran University with a Bachelor of Science degree.
A third suspect, Shae Saur, is a 19-year-old student at Lamar University. The fourth man is identified as 26-year-old Gordon McWhorter.
All are charged with conspiracy to commit theft of government property and transporting it across state lines.
Monday, May 23, 2011
Four Arrested for Trying to Sell Moon Rocks
These four were apparently educated beyond their intelligence:
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People with educations can be dumb; they just THINK they're smart. You know, I know this guy who's the same way...lives in D.C.
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