An image of the full moon above Newfoundland taken from the International Space Station. (NASA/NASA)A former chief economist and consultant who worked for the United States’ lab at the International Space Station has been charged by federal authorities with wire fraud for a pattern of expensing visits to escorts and prostitutes in cities around the world, officials say. According to the indictment, Resnick arranged to meet escorts and prostitutes in such cities as London and New York, using fabricated documents and later submitted reimbursement requests for the trips. “Expenses incurred for escorts, prostitutes, and commercial sexual activities were not part of the ordinary, necessary, and reasonable travel expenses or related expenses for which employees could be reimbursed,” it notes. According to Motherboard, CASIS began operating the U.S. laboratory portion of the International Space Station in 2011, for which it receives about $15 million in funding a year.

Source: Washington Post April 18, 2019 10:01 UTC