Sanja Elliott, the mastermind in the $400 million Manchester Municipal Corporation fraud case was on Monday afternoon sentenced to five years behind bars at hard labour.
Senior Parish Court Judge Ann Marie Grainger said imposing a lesser sentence would send the wrong signal in what has been described as the biggest fraud case at a municipal authority in Jamaica.
On Monday morning, Elliott's attorney Norman Godfrey, urged the Manchester Parish Court to consider a fine for some of the charges.
Mr. Godfrey argued that his client's conviction has done irreparable damage to his character and he should not have to suffer further through a custodial sentence.
Elliott, who was the superintendent for roads and works in the Manchester Municipal Corporation, his wife Tashagaye, along with the corporation's former acting chief executive officer David Harris, temporary works overseer Kendale Roberts and construction worker Dwyane Sibblies were found guilty on May 15.
Harris was sentenced to 16 months at hard labour for conspiracy to defraud and 16 months for acts of corruption.
His sentences are to run concurrently.
Elliott's wife was fined $1.5 million or six months in prison on each of the two counts of retention of criminal property.
If the fines are not paid she will serve six months.
Roberts and Sibblies were sentenced to 18 and 12 months respectively.
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