Unjustly Accused Scientist Lee Is Released
At a glance:
- Series: Great Events: 1900-2001
- Categories: Social Issues, Reform, and Protest, Science, Law, Legal History, Courts
- Subcategories: Scientists, Kidnapping, Hostages, Prisoners, Espionage, Spying, Spies
- Curriculum: American History 1951-present, Asian American History
- Geographical Location: New Mexico
- Date: September 13, 2000
Article abstract: Wen Ho Lee, a nuclear scientist at Los Alamos National Laboratory, was unjustly accused of spying for the People’s Republic of China, fired from his job, and jailed for nine months without a trial before he was finally released.
The Release
On September 13, 2000, Wen Ho Lee, a nuclear scientist who had been working at Los Alamos National Laboratory, was released from the Santa Fe County Detention Center, New Mexico, after nine months of solitary confinement since his arrest on December 10, 1999. The release of Lee was gained as a...
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