In 2000, I reported on the FBI’s misrepresentation of the polygraph results of an accused spy for the Chinese: Wen Ho Lee. Later in the case, after Lee had been held in solitary confinement, the judge apologized to him and admonished the government for its misconduct and misrepresentations in the case. Lee was eventually paid a settlement by the government and news outlets.

Read the original story here:

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/wen-ho-lees-problematic-polygraph/

More on Attkisson’s coverage of Wen Ho Lee case:

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/wen-ho-lee-scapegoat-or-spy/