Jacob D. Miller Pleads Guilty to Selling Russian Plutonium, Facing Up to 20 Years
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Updated · The New York Times · Oct 6
Jacob D. Miller Pleads Guilty to Selling Russian Plutonium, Facing Up to 20 Years
3 articles · Updated · The New York Times · Oct 6
Summary
Jacob D. Miller, 44, pleaded guilty to importing plutonium from Russia, selling it, and mailing hazardous substances to customers in the United States and abroad.
Federal prosecutors said Miller had a long-standing unlawful obsession with explosives, dangerous chemicals and radioactive substances; a 2025 search of his South Hadley home found plutonium, hazardous chemicals, explosive materials, ammunition, six firearms and child sexual abuse material.
The plea agreement, reached in September, covers charges filed last year including unlawful nuclear-material imports, mailing hazardous materials and child pornography; because of prior felony convictions, the nuclear-material and child-pornography counts each carry up to 20 years.
Miller has been in federal custody since his April 9, 2025 arrest, and U.S. District Judge Mark G. Mastroianni set sentencing for Jan. 21, 2027.