A federal grand jury indicted him on charges of stealing secrets about the U.S. nuclear arsenal for the People's Republic of China (PRC) in December 1999.[1] After federal investigators were unable to prove these initial accusations, the government conducted a separate investigation. Ultimately it charged Lee only with improper handling of restricted data, one of the original 59 indictment counts, a felony count. He pleaded guilty as part of a plea settlement.
He filed a civil suit that was settled. In June 2006, Lee received $1.6 million from the federal government and five media organizations as part of a settlement leaking his name to the press before any charges had been filed against him.[2]
Federal judge James A. Parker eventually apologized to Lee for denying him bail and putting him in solitary confinement. He excoriated the government for misconduct and misrepresentations to the court.[3]
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Bidumpdemofan 發表評論於 2024-05-27 05:18:26
李文和承認的是把機密數據私自copy帶回家了，沒有像你瞎說的，“已經對一項間諜罪指控認罪”了。很多科學家需要在家裏繼續工作，於是為了工作方便，很多人都把沒有做完的數據帶回家，晚上或周末繼續做。李文和這麽做了，他的同事們也這樣做了，但隻有他因為是中國人，被選擇性執法，被處罰了：你可以認為這是種族歧視。