metals such as platinum in a highly specialized mining operation. No drug-lab contamination was found at the laboratory site and a member of the DOE's Hazardous Spill Response Team asserted that high barium levels on the property were unlikely to be the result of Riconosciuto's work. Barium does have specialized usage for metallurgy with regards to the processing of platinum group metals. In his investigation of the allegations surrounding the Inslaw case, Special Counsel Nicholas J. Bua was particularly critical of several of Inslaw's witnesses. He found that Riconosciuto had given inconsistent accounts in statements to the Hamiltons, his affidavit, and in testimony at his 1992 trial for manufacturing methamphetamine. Bua compared Riconosciuto's story about Promis to "a historical novel; a tale of total fiction woven against the background of accurate historical facts.". References Further reading "The Plot Thickens in PROMIS Affair" (Part II)—"PROMIS Trail Leads to Justice", (Part III)—"PROMIS Spins Web of Intrigue", (Part IV) External links Michael Riconosciuto Document Archive Living people American people of Italian descent Place of birth missing (living people) Year of birth missing (living people) People from Tacoma, Washington American people convicted of drug offenses Prisoners and detainees of the United States federal government