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Former Air Force Officer Sentenced for False NASA Accusation

2/16/2026

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Summer Heather Worden (a Kansas woman) was sentenced to three months in federal prison for falsely accusing NASA astronaut Anne McClain of a crime on the International Space Station.
Worden, a former Air Force intelligence officer, pleaded guilty to lying to law enforcement.
Worden claimed NASA astronaut Anne McClain illegally accessed Worden's bank account during their divorce, despite evidence showing otherwise.
Worden was ordered to pay $210,000 in restitution.

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Summer Heather Worden (a Kansas woman) was sentenced to three months in federal prison for falsely accusing NASA astronaut Anne McClain of a crime on the International Space Station.
Worden, a former Air Force intelligence officer, pleaded guilty to lying to law enforcement.
Worden claimed NASA astronaut Anne McClain illegally accessed Worden's bank account during their divorce, despite evidence showing otherwise.
Worden was ordered to pay $210,000 in restitution.