Former employees in the Federal Reserve were arrested in connection with the suspected conspiracy of leaking economic secrets to the People's Republic of China.
John Rogers, 63 in Virginia, first participated in the Federal Reserve's International Finance Section in 2010. As a senior adviser of a doctorate. In economics, Rogers has accessed a wide range of confidential economic information, including its own data, a plan to target China with tariffs, a briefing book for Governor of the Fed, and the deliberation of the Federal Open Market Committee. According to DOJ press release。
It was not so long that Rogers began to share this confidential information with Chinese officials. Since 2013, Rogers is said to have received e -mails from one Chinese operatives, and within a year, he traveled the first trip to some salary to communist countries.
While traveling to China, Rogers taught a “class” that was very suspicious since only one or two attended in a hotel room. Washington Post It has been reported. DOJ's press release further has shown that these class attendees are actually the Chinese Intelligne report and security representatives.
Data shared by Rogers with the conspiracy, “considering how much foreign debt is performed by China” can be operated by China in the same way as Insider Transactions. DOJ's press release states that prior knowledge of changing the federal funding rate may be advantageous to China when selling or purchasing US bonds or securities.
Suspected Chinese conspirators are not named.
In addition to being conveyed confidential information, Rogers is also said to have printed confidential documents and other information on the federal preparation system through personal e -mail accounts in violation of the Fed Policy. In a specific example, a colleague was obviously disciplined by Rogers using his e -mail account, but still shares the book that says, “The non -public information for your use will not spread.” did.
Rogers is said to have sent a book to a personal email account anyway.
In February 2020, the Fed inspector in contacted Rogers traveling to China and communicating with Chinese officials. It is reported that Rogers is said to have answered “never”.
The following year, Rogers left the Federal Reserve. By 2022, it has been reported that Rogers moved to Shanghai and received at least one communication from the Chinese contacts, and this time, in Qingdao, providing another full salary travel to teach “class”. did. There is no sign that Rogers responded.
Nevertheless, Rogers in China was clearly very advantageous. In 2023, he started working as a “Chinese university part -time professor”. Accident that Rogers had received nearly $ 450,000 in compensation, with the part -time gig alone.
“This prosecution functions as a warning to everyone who tries to betray and tries to betray the United States. The law enforcement organization will find you and give you a accountability.”
On Friday, Rogers was arrested in Virginia and was prosecuted in a conspiracy of committing economic spy and making false statements. He is currently detained and is scheduled to be arrested on Tuesday.
His lawyer Jonathan Gitren claimed that Rogers would “deny the filing in the prosecution,” and later, “I will make an additional statement.” AP。
In each statement, DOJ and FBI officials are emphasized in each statement to pay attention to Rogers' crimes without hindering the accusation of Rogers.
“As I was filed by prosecution, Rogers betrayed his country Kevin Wondran, an assistant director of the FBI anti -intellectual section, states:
“The Chinese Communist Party has expanded the U.S. government's financial policy and a corporate secret to become the only superpower,” said the FBI Washington Field Office. Director David Sandberg has been added. “Today's prosecution represents the FBI's unwavering commitment that protects the US national security profits and the work of the United States and puts it into a trial. People who do not betray their country for personal benefits。 “
“President Trump wants to protect our fellow Americans from all foreign and all enemies in the country,” said Edward Martin Jr.
“This prosecution will function as a warning Everyone who betrays and tries to betray the United States: The law enforcement agency finds you and gives you a accountability. “
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