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NASA Nabs Woman Who Tries To Sell a Rare Hunk of Moon Rock for $1.7 Million
Sunday, May 22, 2011 11:48
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A woman who tried to sell a rare hunk of moon rock for $1.7 million was detained when her prospective customer turned out to be an undercover NASA investigator, officials said Friday.
It is illegal to sell moon rocks, which are considered national treasures. The gray rocks, which were gifted to each U.S. state and 136 countries by then-President Richard Nixon, can sell for millions of dollars on the black market.
NASA agents and Riverside County sheriff's deputies detained the woman, who was not immediately identified, after she met Thursday with an undercover NASA investigator at a restaurant in Lake Elsinore, about 70 miles southeast of Los Angeles, the sheriff's office said. The investigation was conducted over several months.
If it really was a gift then being arrested for trying to sell it is ridiculous!!! As long as it isn’t stolen she should be able to do as she pleases with it. But trying to sell it at a Denny’s doesn’t look good, it should have gone up for sale at Christies,or Sothby’s. NASA sting lolololol!