Law Practice
May 8, 2001
Luck and a Level Head
Accused of spying for China, Los Alamos nuclear scientist Wen Ho Lee was getting death threats at the tail end of 1999. More important, he faced 59 criminal charges, 39 of them carrying a life sentence under the Atomic Energy Act. He was in solitary confinement in a New Mexico jail. The might of U.S. Justice Department and the Department of Energy was behind the prosecution.
Accused of spying for China, Los Alamos nuclear scientist Wen Ho Lee was getting death threats at the tail end of 1999. More important, he faced 59 criminal charges, 39 of them carrying a life sentence under the Atomic Energy Act. He was in solitary confinement in a New Mexico jail. The might of U.S. Just...
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