Former Salt Lake City Councilman Eric Jergensen, 58, was sentenced to 59 months in prison by a federal judge Friday for conspiring to defraud a New York company of $2.5 million.
His prison sentence will be followed by three years of supervised release. Jergensen also must pay $2.5 million in restitution to victims, by order of U.S. District Judge Brenda K. Sannes.
Jergensen and co-defendant Debashis Ghosh, 53, of Chicago, were convicted in October 2017 of wire fraud conspiracy following a seven-day trial in U.S. District Court for the Northern District of New York.
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