In a case that went through many twists and turns, former Energy Department physicist Dr. Wen Ho Lee pleaded guilty on 13 September 2000 to mishandling classified information. No espionage charges were presented. The Washington Post has a guide (with links) to its coverage ("Key Stories: Stealing U.S. Secrets") of the Chinese spying uproar at: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/national/longterm/losalamos/keystories.htm.
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