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Atlanta Man Admits Trying to Sell Bogus Moon Rock
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- Date: Tue, 26 Oct 1999 0:25:15 GMT
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Atlanta Man Admits Trying to Sell Bogus Moon Rock
Oct 25 1999 15:37:37 ET
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Just as his brother did a month ago, an Atlanta man who
was caught trying to sell pieces of a fake moon rock that he claimed had
been given to his father by U.S. space pioneer John Glenn pleaded guilty on
Friday to conspiracy to commit wire fraud.
Ronald Trochelmann was charged along with his brother Brian Trochelmann last
year in U.S. District Court in Manhattan in a scheme to sell the phony moon
rock for millions of dollars. Brian Trochelmann pleaded guilty to the same
charge on Sept. 23.
The brothers are set to be sentenced early next year. They face possible
maximum prison terms of five years each.
Full story here:
http://www.space.com/business/moonrock_bogus_991025_wg.html
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