Key Facts

• John Harold Rogers worked as a senior adviser at the Federal Reserve.
• He was sentenced to 38 months in federal prison.
• Rogers lied to investigators about giving sensitive central bank information to Chinese spies.
• He was arrested last year.
• Charges against him included conspiracy to commit economic espionage, which means working secretly to steal economic secrets.
• The Justice Department made the sentencing announcement.
• The sensitive information related to central banking and financial matters.
• The case involved concerns about national security and foreign spying.