Summary:**Shocked Former Fed Adviser Sentenced to 38 Months for China Leak**Former Federal Reserve senior ad
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**Shocked Former Fed Adviser Sentenced to 38 Months for China Leak**
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**Key Developments**
Rogers, who served as a special adviser to the Federal Reserve’s Board of Governors from 2015 to 2020, admitted during his plea hearing that he transmitted confidential forecasts and policy deliberations to two contacts he believed were acting on behalf of a Chinese state‑linked entity. Prosecutors presented email exchanges and encrypted messaging logs showing that Rogers disclosed information about upcoming interest‑rate decisions and balance‑sheet adjustments, which could have provided strategic advantages to foreign actors. The judge emphasized the breach of trust inherent in Rogers’ role, noting that the leaked material could undermine market stability and jeopardize national economic security. In addition to the prison term, Rogers was ordered to pay a $250,000 fine and to forfeit the proceeds derived from the illicit disclosures.
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