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In article <3JAN199305333876@kelvin.jpl.nasa.gov> baalke@kelvin.jpl.nasa.gov (Ron Baalke) writes:
>>I heard on Paul Harvey radio two days ago that former Gemini and Apollo 15
>>astronaut David Scott had been charged with fraud.  No further information
>>was presented.  Does this auction of the piece of tape have something to
>>do with the story report on P.H./ABC News?
>INo. it has something to do with a business partnership that was formed in 
>1980, and is unrelated to the Moon dust.



Todays washington post reported in the business section,  that
David Scott, Former Astronaut from Apollo 15, LEM driver, etc  
had been charged with fraud in connection with a business
partnership he had created.  He had apparently collected about
400,000 dollars from various individuals witht he intention
of creating a Venture Capital fund, instead, he poured the money
into companies and activities owned by Dave Scott.  The investors
lost their Butts,  and are now suing, and pressing criminal charges.