Ex-NASA official indicted for ethics breach

[babylonsister]

Ex-NASA official indicted for ethics breach

By NEDRA PICKLER,
Associated Press Writer


WASHINGTON – A former top NASA official has been indicted on charges of steering $9.6 million in agency funds to a consulting client.

The U.S. attorney's office announced a three-count indictment on Friday against Courtney Stadd of Bethesda, Md., who had served as NASA's chief of staff and White House liaison.

The indictment accuses Stadd of steering money from an earth science appropriation to Mississippi State University, which was paying him as a consultant. Stadd is also accused of lying to NASA ethics officials investigating the matter.

He faces up to 15 years in prison if convicted on all three charges.

NASA officials on Friday declined to comment on the indictment.

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[cynatnite]

1. He was Bush's man...

Stadd, who joined NASA as chief of staff in 2001 and left the agency in 2003, was President George W. Bush's NASA transition chief in 2000. Stadd "was centrally involved in the organization and management of NASA," said John Logsdon, a Smithsonian Institution space scholar.

[babylonsister]

2. Now why am I not surprised? Was every last one of them crooked?! nt

[Uben]

3. Not "was",........ "are"! nt

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