Claims extracted
16
sentences that state something as happening or true
Uncertain
6%
1 of 16 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
Leaning
not political
takes no side on a contested political question
Publisher signals
78/100
NBC News's corrections and
hedging, across everything collected from it. Not a measure of accuracy.
Outlets on this story
3
Crime & Law
Same framing elsewhere
1
articles that frame the event the way this one does
A Massachusetts man pleaded guilty in a case involving illegally importing and selling radioactive material from Russia, federal prosecutors said Monday.
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prosecutors → plead → Russia
Jacob D. Miller, 44, pleaded guilty to importing nuclear material without lawful authority as well as being a felon in possession of ammunition; being a felon in possession of explosive materials; mailing hazardous materials; and possession of child pornography, federal prosecutors said in a statement.
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prosecutors → plead → statement
Miller’s lawyer did not immediately respond to a request for comment Monday night.
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lawyer → respond → comment
His pleas were filed Thursday under an agreement with the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Massachusetts, which said Miller is a felon who was convicted in 2004 for possessing child pornography and possessing an explosive device.
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who → file → device
After prison, he was warned by the state of Massachusetts about the alleged sale of depleted uranium on eBay, authorities said in a statement in April 2025.
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authorities → warn → April
He launched a business called Collect The Periodic Table, selling samples of chemical elements, including radioactive plutonium, and toxic thallium, federal prosecutors said.
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prosecutors → launch → thallium
Miller sold the elements from his residence in South Hadley, Massachusetts, just outside Springfield, and through a third-party retailer, they said.
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they → sell → retailer
Prosecutors said he sent plutonium to 67 customers in the United States and abroad in late 2020 and early 2025.
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he → say → 2020
He used the U.S. Postal Service to deliver the element despite a law prohibiting its transport through mail, they said.
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they → use → mail
An April 2025 search of Miller’s residence turned up a half dozen rifles, explosive powder and ammunition, all in violation of the law because of his status as a felon, prosecutors said.
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prosecutors → turn → felon
Authorities also said they found child sexual abuse material on his laptop and cellphone, they said.
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they → say → laptop
“Miller has exhibited a long-standing and unlawful obsession with explosives, dangerous chemicals and radioactive substances dating back to at least 2002,” the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Massachusetts said in a 2025 statement.
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Office → exhibit → statement
It said a search of his residence in 2002 turned up “an apparent rocket launcher,” a pipe bomb, and video of Miller setting off improvised explosive devices.
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Miller → say → devices
He was convicted in state court of possessing those devices, the U.S. Attorney’s Office said.
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Office → convict → devices
Sentencing in the latest case is assigned to U.S. District Court Judge Mark G. Mastroianni and is scheduled for Jan. 21, 2027.
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Sentencing → sentence → Jan.
Miller faces the possibility of 46 years or more in prison, though it’s not clear if the judge intends to allow sentences for each charge to be served concurrently, which could reduce that time.
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which → face → time
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