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Salesman of "fake moon rock" nabbed
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- Subject: Salesman of "fake moon rock" nabbed
- From: "P.Craig" <Peric@home.com>
- Date: Fri, 24 Sep 1999 19:26:23 -0700
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Got this in Wired news E-mail ... apparently the full story is on
Infobeat.com news.
Peri
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MOONSTRUCK
Brian Trochelmann pleaded guilty Thursday and may face up to
five years in prison for trying to sell a fake moon rock.
Trochelmann had maintained for years that his pet rock was
obtained by John Glenn and then given to his father by the
famous astronaut in recognition of his invention of a space
food-packaging process. Trochelmann and his brother Ronald
were found out in 1995 when they negotiated an agreement
with a Manhattan auction house to sell their
extraterrestrial rock for millions. Not only did the
brothers fabricate the story about their father's invention
and his connection with Glenn, but they were told by at
least three scientists with lunar expertise that the rock
was your basic garden variety earth rock. Ronald Trochelmann
is scheduled to go on trial in November.
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