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== The Industrial Espionage Act of 1996 ==
During Gaede's prosecution, AMD, the FBI, the U.S. Attorney, and all affected parties complained that there were no laws to prosecute cases such as his. Shortly after Gaede's plea, the United States Congress enacted the Industrial Espionage Act of 1996,  legislation that would soon be used to prosecute activities of the type Gaede was involved in.

== Charges against him ==
National Stolen Property Act – US Code Title 18 Section 2314
Mail Fraud – US Code Title 18 Section 1341

== Accusations against José Cohen Valdés and the Cuban government ==
Gaede created some controversy in the Cuban exile community in July 2009 by publicly accusing Miami businessman and ex-DGI (Cuban Intelligence Directorate) Captain José (Pepe) Cohen Valdés of working under the supervision of the Cuban government while on the island.  Gaede claims that the American intelligence agencies never recruited Cohen because they did not believe Cohen to be credible. Gaede further accuses Cohen of deliberately misinforming the American intelligence agencies by channeling false information through him to the CIA and of betraying both him and their comrade in arms, Rolando Sarraff Trujillo, sentenced to 25 years in prison for espionage in Cuba after Cohen's defection.  Gaede accuses the Cuban government of masterminding a counter-espionage operation against the U.S. that revolved around Cohen and his commander, Major Onelio Beovides. Cohen denies the charges.

== Critique of mathematical physics ==
In 1997, Gaede developed a critique of mathematical physics which was centred upon the semantic issues of the popular presentations of general relativity, quantum mechanics, and string theory. On February 20, 1998, Gaede completed his critique in book form, along with a theory of light, magnetism and gravity developed as a recreated model of physics in light of his deconstruction of the old models. His model is known as the rope hypothesis. This book remained unpublished until 2008, under the title Why God Doesn't Exist, with his major contention being that mathematical physics constitutes a religion and also a possible premise for arguments relating to the existence of God. The vast array of his arguments revolve around the fallacy of reification, or misplaced concreteness. Gaede claims that all theories of mathematical physics use abstract concepts as physical objects acting in reality.  "Forces", "waves", "points", "fields", and so on, are not physical, but conceptual, according to Gaede.

== El Crazy Che ==
A documentary titled El Crazy Che was released at the Buenos Aires International Festival on April 17, 2015. This biographical movie narrates Gaede's spying activities in favor of Cuba, Iran and China. Gaede says he turned Rolando Sarraff Trujillo over to the Cuban authorities in 1994 by mailing a letter to the Cuban Intelligence Directorate. According to Gaede, Sarraff Trujillo had no bearing on the identification of Ana Montes. The United States exchanged the remaining members of the Cuban Five for Sarraff Trujillo during the Cuban Thaw  because the Government regarded Alan Gross to be a hostage.
El Crazy Che was available on Netflix as of October 15, 2017.
Nowadays El Crazy Che is available on Amazon Prime, TubiTv, and other streaming platforms.

== References ==

== Further reading ==
Winkler, Ira (1999). Corporate Espionage: What It Is, Why It's Happening in Your Company, What You Must Do About It. Prima Lifestyles. ISBN 0761518096.
"Historia y Estilo (XXXV)". Emilio Ichikawa (Spanish). July 23, 2009. Archived from the original on July 10, 2011. Retrieved November 15, 2009.
"¿Espionaje en serio?". Emilio Ichikawa (Spanish). July 24, 2009. Archived from the original on March 16, 2011. Retrieved November 15, 2009.
"Spy Man at Intel". Tucson Credentials. August 1, 1996.
"Cracking down on the outlaws of cyberspace: INTEL CHIP CASE: Pentium prosecution required creativity". Kuji Media Corporation: The History of a Computer Hacker. June 26, 2008.
Director of Central Intelligence 30-day Report. U.S. Government Printing Office. June 21, 1995. ISBN 9780160476266.
"The Rope Hypothesis" (PDF). Bill Gaede. February 5, 2020.