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ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) - A former Pentagon intelligence analyst who disclosed classified information to Chinese spies was sentenced Friday to three months in jail.
Ronald N. Montaperto, 67, pleaded guilty earlier this year in federal court to unlawful retention of classified documents. He admitted that he had contacts with two intelligence officers from China as early as 1983 and as recently as 2001.
At his sentencing, Montaperto said he had wanted to boost his status in the intelligence community and obtain useful intelligence for the United States. "I never meant to hurt my country in any way," he said.
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