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President Donald Trump’s nominee for NASA administrator, billionaire pilot Jared Isaacman, previously faced fraud charges and lawsuits over casino debts, according to court records. Isaacman, who founded Shift4 Payments and commanded the first civilian SpaceX mission in 2021, was arrested in 2010 at the Canadian border for alleged fraud tied to bad checks written to Las Vegas casinos. He was released a day later.
In a Senate questionnaire, Isaacman explained the arrest stemmed from a dispute with Palms Casino over a travel reimbursement, claiming it was resolved within 24 hours and charges were dismissed. Court records, he noted, were sealed.
Separate lawsuits from Trump’s Taj Mahal and Connecticut’s Mohegan Sun alleged Isaacman wrote $2 million in bad checks between 2008 and 2010. The Taj Mahal lawsuit settled in 2011 for $650,000, while the Mohegan Sun case was withdrawn. Isaacman also disclosed two additional civil cases tied to casino debts during his nomination process.
When questioned by Senator Maria Cantwell, Isaacman described his actions as "immature hobbies" during his early business success, emphasizing that all legal matters were resolved quickly and would not impact his leadership. Despite the controversies, the White House praised Isaacman as "exceptionally qualified" to restore American leadership in space exploration.
Interestingly, while orbiting Earth aboard SpaceX’s Inspiration4 mission in 2021, Isaacman made history by placing the first sports bet from space, highlighting his continued ties to gambling.
The Senate Commerce Committee is scheduled to vote on his nomination Wednesday.
