Overview
- U.S. District Judge Alfred H. Bennett ordered three months in prison, two years of supervised release, and $210,000 in restitution.
- Summer Worden pleaded guilty in November 2025 to making false statements about claims that Anne McClain accessed her bank account from the International Space Station.
- Worden was allowed to remain on bond and will self-surrender; prosecutors sought a three-year term while her attorney asked for probation.
- Investigators and NASA’s inspector general found McClain had authorized access to a shared account, with credentials changed by Worden in January 2019.
- Court filings say Worden hired a media consultant and released McClain’s personal information, while McClain reported ongoing harassment and has continued her NASA career, including commanding a 2025 station mission.