DETROIT—Former Michigan Vice President of Synagro Technologies James Rosendall was sentenced to 11 months in prison and $200,000 in fines this afternoon for approving at least $6,000 in bribes to former city councilwoman Monica Conyers in exchange for a favorable vote on a $1.2 billion sludge disposal contract with Synagro, the Detroit Free Press reports.
U.S. District Judge Avern Cohn issued the sentence, which also includes 300 hours of community service and three years of supervised probation.
Rosendall pleaded guilty this year to approving bribes negotiated and delivered by a middleman, former Synagro consultant Rayford Jackson. Jackson, who refused to cooperate with the ongoing FBI investigation, got the maximum sentence of five years. Rosendall’s shorter sentence is a result of his cooperation with federal officials, according to Fox 2 News.
Conyers is set to face sentencing Jan. 15 and could get up to five years in prison.





