Here’s the latest in a rash of scientific legal trouble: A University of Florida researcher and his wife have been arrested on charges of defrauding NASA, the Air Force and the US Navy out of millions.

Samim Anghaie, a professor and head of the University of Florida’s Innovation Nuclear Space Power and Propulsion Institute, was indicted on 50 counts of wire fraud and 17 counts of money laundering, along with two charges of conspiracy. His wife, Sousan, was also charged with making false statements.

In February the Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) raided Anghaie’s offices at the University of Florida. They were reportedly looking for evidence that Anghaie had funneled money out of 13 grants totaling US$3.4 million.

According to this article in the Orlando Sentinel, the Anghanies now stand accused of creating fake employment records and depositing paychecks in their own back accounts and the accounts of their sons.

Meanwhile, the couple allegedly ripped off the work of graduate students and postdocs and passed it off as the research of their company, New Era Technology. They also are accused of using data from other laboratories, including one in Russia.

In other scientific lockdown news, lunar researcher Stewart Nozette is being held without bond on espionage charges. Nozette, a long-time NASA and Department of Energy consultant, was arrested in October after he allegedly gave secrets to an FBI agent posing as an Israeli spy.

This hasn’t been Nozette’s only trouble with the law. The Washington Post reports that he pleaded guilty in January to defrauding NASA and the Department of Defense out of $265,205 between 2000 and 2006. He reportedly used the money to pay off old debts and to cover costs for his swimming pool.

Nozette has pleaded not guilty to the latest charge of attempted espionage. According to the AP the Justice Department could seek the death penalty in the case.