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  • Former Space Museum Director Gets Three Years in Prison for Theft

    05/15/2006 4:44:22 PM PDT · by Excuse_My_Bellicosity · 11 replies · 405+ views
    Space.com ^ | 15 May 2006 | Robert Z. Pearlman
    Max Ary, former Kansas Cosmosphere and Space Center president was sentenced this morning to 36 months in federal prison for his role in stealing and selling space artifacts from the museum, The Hutchinson News reports. U.S. District Court Judge J. Thomas Marten also ordered an additional supervised release period of 36 months that will follow the prison sentence. "I think a prison sentence is important in your case," said Judge Marten while delivering his decision, "for people to get the message," The Wichita Eagle reports. Ary will also pay restitution for the stolen space artifacts, which includes property that belonged...