John Harold Rogers, a former senior adviser for the Federal Reserve Board of Governors, was sentenced to 38 months in prison for lying to federal investigators about sharing confidential data with Chinese intelligence operatives, the Justice Department announced on Wednesday, July 15, 2026.

Rogers, 64, was convicted at trial on February 3, 2026, of making false statements regarding the sharing of information on monetary policy. He was acquitted of conspiracy to commit economic espionage.

US District Judge Dabney Friederich imposed the prison term. Defense lawyers requested no additional jail time beyond the nearly 18 months Rogers had already served in custody.

Michael E. Horowitz, inspector general for the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, stated that "John Rogers deliberately lied to our investigators to conceal the fact he shared restricted non-public Federal Reserve information with intelligence agents working for China."

Washington US attorney Jeanine Pirro also commented on the conviction in a statement following the sentencing.

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