Montaperto met 60 times with two Chinese intelligence officers

"Neil Hammerstrom, the assistant U.S. attorney, told the court that Montaperto met 60 times with two Chinese military intelligence officers and provided both secret and top secret information during the meetings," Gertz reports in his September 9 story.

"Mr. Hammerstrom asked for at least a two-year sentence, arguing a tough prison term was needed because Montaperto 'repeatedly placed in jeopardy sensitive sources and methods pertaining to our national security.'"