THE Sandiganbayan’s Fourth Division sentenced the former vice mayor of Carmen, Bohol to imprisonment of up to 10 years but acquitted the former mayor in the graft case they both faced in connection with road improvement projects in 2003.

The court found former vice mayor Josil Trabajo “guilty beyond reasonable doubt” of violating the Anti-Graft and Corrupt Practices Act and sentenced him to six to a maximum of 10 years in prison “with perpetual disqualification from holding public office.”

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