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Wen Ho Lee was a Taiwanese-American scientist who worked for the University of California at the Los Alamos National Laboratory in New Mexico.  Lee was publicly named by [[United States Department of Energy]] officials, including Secretary Bill Richardson, as a suspect in the theft of classified nuclear-related documents from Los Alamos.<ref name="cnn">{{cite news| last =Mears| first =Bill| title =Deal in Wen Ho Lee case may be imminent| publisher =[[CNN]]| date =May 22, 2006| url =http://www.cnn.com/2006/LAW/05/22/scotus.wenholee/| access-date = 2008-11-07}}</ref> Richardson was criticized by the Senate for his handling of the espionage inquiry by not testifying in front of [[United States Congress|Congress]] sooner. Richardson was less than truthful in his response by saying that he was waiting to uncover more information before speaking to Congress.<ref name=byrdtranscript>Christopher McCaleb, Ian, [http://archives.cnn.com/2000/ALLPOLITICS/stories/06/21/los.alamos/index.html "Richardson says FBI has determined drives did not leave Los Alamos"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070320152228/http://archives.cnn.com/2000/ALLPOLITICS/stories/06/21/los.alamos/index.html |date=2007-03-20 }}, ''[[CNN]]'', June 21, 2000.</ref>

Wen Ho Lee was a Taiwanese-American scientist who worked for the University of California at the Los Alamos National Laboratory in New Mexico.  Lee was publicly named by [[United States Department of Energy]] officials, including Secretary Bill Richardson, as a suspect in the theft of classified nuclear-related documents from Los Alamos.<ref name="cnn">{{cite news| last =Mears| first =Bill| title =Deal in Wen Ho Lee case may be imminent| publisher =[[CNN]]| date =May 22, 2006| url =http://www.cnn.com/2006/LAW/05/22/scotus.wenholee/| access-date = 2008-11-07}}</ref> Richardson was criticized by the Senate for his handling of the espionage inquiry by not testifying in front of [[United States Congress|Congress]] sooner. Richardson was less than truthful in his response by saying that he was waiting to uncover more information before speaking to Congress.<ref name=byrdtranscript>Christopher McCaleb, Ian, [http://archives.cnn.com/2000/ALLPOLITICS/stories/06/21/los.alamos/index.html "Richardson says FBI has determined drives did not leave Los Alamos"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070320152228/http://archives.cnn.com/2000/ALLPOLITICS/stories/06/21/los.alamos/index.html |date=2007-03-20 }}, ''[[CNN]]'', June 21, 2000.</ref>

On December 10, 1999, Lee was arrested, indicted on 59 counts, and jailed in [[solitary confinement]] without bail for 278 days until September 13, 2000, when he accepted a [[plea bargain]] from the federal government. Lee was released on time served after the government's case against him could not be proven.<ref name="cnn"/> He was ultimately charged with only one count of mishandling sensitive documents that did not require pre-trial solitary confinement, while the other 58 counts were dropped.

On December 10, 1999, Lee was arrested, indicted on 59 counts, and jailed in [[solitary confinement]] without bail for 278 days until September 13, 2000, when he accepted a [[plea bargain]] from the federal government. Lee was released on time served after the government's case against him could not be proven.<ref name="cnn"/> He was ultimately charged with only one count of mishandling sensitive documents that did not require pre-trial solitary confinement, while the other 58 counts were dropped. Just before releasing Lee, Judge Parker told him: "It is only the top decision makers in the Executive Branch ... who have caused embarrassment by the way this case began and was handled. They did not embarrass me alone. They have embarrassed our entire nation and each of us who is a citizen of it. I might say that I am also sad and troubled because I do not know the real reasons why the Executive Branch has done all of this.'<ref>https://racism.org/809/</ref>

 

==Richardson alleges Saddam has WMD==

==Richardson alleges Saddam has WMD==