HOUSTON — The allegation was unprecedented. According to the New York Times, An American astronaut was accused of improperly accessing her ex-wife’s bank account in the middle of a nasty separation and child custody fight – while orbiting Earth.
If true, it would have been the first crime ever committed in space.
USA Today points out McClain has always denied doing anything wrong.
“There’s unequivocally no truth to these claims. We’ve been going through a painful, personal separation that’s now unfortunately in the media,” McClain tweeted in August 2019.
“I have total confidence in the IG process.”
She was referring to the NASA’s Office of Inspector General and the Federal Trade Commission
Now, prosecutors say Summer Worden lied to investigators in both agencies – a federal crime. The U.S. Attorney’s Office in the Southern District of Texas said in a news release the 44-year-old former Air Force Intelligence Officer is charged with two counts of making false statements and faces up to 10 years in prison.
The alleged lies had to do with when she opened the account and when she changed her password.
Anne McClain became an astronaut in 2013 after flying 216 combat missions as an attack helicopter pilot in the Operation Iraqi Freedom. The New York Times says she could very well become the first woman to walk on the moon.
