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Chinese intelligence operations in the United States

In the prominent case targeting Wen Ho Lee, Dr. Lee's lawyers say the scientist had been unfairly singled out by government investigators because of his ethnic background.

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Wen Ho Lee is a Taiwanese American scientist who worked for the University of California at the Los Alamos National Laboratory.

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High profile Chinese spy cases in US media have raised concerns to civil rights groups about racial profiling Chinese Americans, Asian Americans, or immigrants of Chinese origin for being spies, especially after the high profile "Chinese espionage" case against Wen Ho Lee fallen apart.

Edward Leavy

Leavy served as a mediator in the Wen Ho Lee case, successfully negotiating a plea agreement between the government and Lee.

John C. Browne

During Browne's tenure, the Wen Ho Lee spy investigation by the FBI erupted onto the national scene, particularly after release of the Cox Report by the US House of Representatives in 1999.

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