Massachusetts man pleads guilty to selling radioactive material from Russia

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Massachusetts man pleads guilty to selling radioactive material from Russia

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/massachusetts-man-pleads-guilty-selling-radioactive-material-rcna601780

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Jacob D. Miller pleaded guilty to illegally importing and mailing radioactive plutonium through an online element-sales business. Federal prosecutors stated that the Massachusetts man shipped the material to dozens of customers without authorization, violating federal hazardous materials laws. The case highlights ongoing vulnerabilities in the oversight of retail chemical and radioactive sample distribution.

Jacob D. Miller, 44, pleaded guilty to illegally importing plutonium and selling it.

A Massachusetts man pleaded guilty in a case involving illegally importing and selling radioactive material from Russia, federal prosecutors said Monday. Jacob D. Miller, 44, pleaded guilty to importing nuclear material without lawful authority, as well as being a felon in possession of ammunition, being a felon in possession of explosive materials, mailing hazardous materials and possession of child pornography, federal prosecutors said in a statement.

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