Ex NASA official faces fraud charges

GULFPORT, Miss. – A former high-ranking NASA official who’s on federal probation faces fraud charges over a $600,000 contract awarded to Mississippi State University by Stennis Space Center. Courtney A. Stadd pleaded not guilty Monday to a nine-count indictment that alleges he conspired to have MSU subcontract $450,000 of work on a remote-sensing study to his consulting business, Capitol Solutions. (Source: Sun Herald, 01/11/10)