class ified ▁computer ▁network . ▁The ▁government ▁then ▁retro act ively ▁red es ign ated ▁the ▁data ▁Lee ▁had ▁copied , ▁changing ▁it ▁from ▁its ▁former ▁design ation ▁of ▁" PAR D " ▁( Pro te ct ▁As ▁Rest rict ed ▁Data ), ▁which ▁was ▁just ▁above ▁the ▁" Un class ified " ▁design ation ▁and ▁contained ▁ 9 9 ▁percent ▁un class ified ▁data , ▁to ▁a ▁new ▁design ation ▁of ▁" Secret " ▁( which ▁was ▁treated ▁on ▁a ▁higher ▁security ▁level ▁than ▁P ARD ), ▁giving ▁them ▁the ▁crime ▁that ▁the ▁government ▁needed ▁for ▁a ▁formal ▁charge . ▁ ▁Ind ict ment , ▁imprison ment ▁and ▁release ▁The ▁Department ▁of ▁Justice ▁constructed ▁its ▁case ▁around ▁the ▁only ▁real ▁evidence ▁of ▁mal fe as ance , ▁the ▁downloading ▁of ▁the ▁restricted ▁information . ▁It ▁ultimately ▁employed ▁an ▁unusual ▁strategy ▁of ▁trying ▁to ▁prove ▁that ▁in ▁addition ▁to ▁il leg ally ▁handling ▁information , ▁Dr . ▁Lee ▁had ▁an ▁" intent ▁to ▁inj ure " ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁by ▁den ying ▁it ▁the ▁exclus ivity ▁of ▁the ▁nuclear ▁information . ▁Lee ▁was ▁ind icted ▁on ▁ 5 9 ▁counts , ▁ 3 9 ▁of ▁which ▁were ▁for ▁m ish and ling ▁information ▁under ▁the ▁At omic ▁Energy ▁Act ▁of ▁ 1 9 5 4 , ▁and ▁ 2 0 ▁of ▁which ▁were ▁for ▁less er ▁viol ations ▁of ▁the ▁Esp ion age ▁Act . ▁( The ▁original ▁At omic ▁Energy ▁Act , ▁a . k . a . ▁the ▁Mc M ah