A NOT GUILTY PLEA ON TUESDAY IN FEDERAL COURT FROM FORMER LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY SCIENTIST TURAB LOOKMAN. THE 67 YEAR OLD IS ACCUSED OF LYING ABOUT CONTACTS HE ALLEGEDLY HAD WITH THE CHINESE GOVERNMENT.
A JUDGE RULED THAT LOOKMAN CAN BE RELEASED ON A 50-THOUSAND DOLLAR BOND…BUT HIS TRAVEL WILL BE RESTRICTED TO THE ALBUQUERQUE AND SANTA FE AREAS. HE WAS ARRESTED LAST WEEK, AND COULD GET FIVE YEARS IN PRISON IF CONVICTED.