Mr John Adjeke, a Delta State House of Assembly staff member, was sentenced to two years in prison for salary fraud of N14.5 million.
After being arraigned by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), he was convicted on a one-count charge before Justice Onome Marshal-Umukoro of the Delta State High Court Asaba.
The ICPC accused the defendant of getting two salaries from the Delta State House of Assembly and the Ughelli South Local Government Area.
Mrs. S. Chibuzor, counsel to the ICPC, informed the court that the convict fraudulently obtained a total of N14,525,550 as double salary.
Chibuzor noted that the salaries were received over a period of four years from the state assembly and the local government council.
He added that the convict committed the offence while working as a state civil servant and a supervisory councillor with Ughelli South Local Government Area simultaneously.
However, giving his defense, Akpoghene argued that he was unaware that it was a crime to have two government jobs and receive salaries from both at the same time.
Inn his ruling the sitting judge sentenced him to two years imprisonment while giving him the option of paying of N500,000 as fine.
He was also ordered to make the necessary monthly refunds to the House of Assembly Service Commission.