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John Harold Rogers, a 64-year-old former senior adviser to the Federal Reserve Board of Governors, was sentenced to 38 months in federal prison for sharing restricted Federal Reserve information with Chinese intelligence operatives and lying to federal investigators in Washington DC. The crime occurred over several years, with Rogers secretly funneling sensitive information to Chinese spies. When confronted by investigators, Rogers looked them in the eye and lied about it, and later lied again under oath at trial.
A federal jury deliberated for two days before finding Rogers guilty on February 3 of making false statements to government investigators at the Office of Inspector General for the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. In addition to the 38-month prison sentence, Judge Dabney Friedrich ordered Rogers to serve 12 months of supervised release.
Rogers’ actions were a serious breach of trust, and his lies to investigators were a clear attempt to conceal his crimes. As U.S. Attorney Jeanine Ferris Pirro stated, "Federal Reserve employees entrusted with America’s most sensitive economic information cannot sell out their country and their colleagues for personal gain and then expect to hide behind a single word."
The sentencing sends a clear message that those who mislead and obstruct federal agents will be brought to justice. As Inspector General Michael E. Horowitz noted, "Today’s sentencing sends a clear message that those who mislead and obstruct federal agents will be brought to justice." The case was the result of hard work and persistence by the U.S. Attorney’s Office, the Office of Inspector General, and federal law enforcement partners.
📋 Key Facts
- Crime: Public Corruption
- Defendant: Washington DC
- Location: DC
- Source: DOJ Press Release
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