Internet moon rock salesman jailed

A MAN convicted of trying to sell moon rocks stolen from NASA over the internet has been jailed for nearly six years in Florida.

Gordon McWhorter had faced a possible 25-year sentence after being found guilty of stealing property of value to the United States and transporting stolen property interstate.

The 27-year-old from Salt Lake City, Utah, was one of four people arrested in an FBI sting that began when a Belgian rock collector tipped off investigators about offers on the internet to sell moon rocks for€900 to €4,000 a gram.