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Friday, August 17, 2007 6:27 pm

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Man fired for working 10 days in 6 years convicted of interfering in bidding project

A former city official, dismissed after only working 10 days in a near six-year period despite getting paid, was given a suspended sentence on Friday for forcing the local government to postpone the introduction of a new bidding system.

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