Restrictions Lifted as Wen Ho Lee Deal Expires
The case of Wen Ho Lee has passed its last official milepost as the former Los Alamos scientist completed terms of his plea agreement.
At 12:01 a.m. Friday, Lee was officially free of the constraints imposed by his plea in a case that accused him of mishandling nuclear weapons data at Los Alamos National Laboratory.
Lee, 61, pleaded guilty one year ago to one count of illegal downloading, and 58 other counts were dismissed. He was set free with a judge’s apologies. He agreed to be available for the ensuing year to answer FBI questions.
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