The former purchasing agent of the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium has been sentenced to 60 days in jail for his role in a scheme to defraud the zoo of $2.3 million.
Tracy Murnane was also fined $5,000 and will be placed on three years probation. He was sentenced Monday in Delaware County Common Pleas Court.
Murnane pleaded guilty in July to six felony charges, including grand theft, forgery and telecommunications fraud. He also pleaded guilty to two misdemeanor charges related to motor vehicle fraud.
The Ohio Attorney General's office said Murnane has paid $11,000 in civil restitution to the zoo and $90,000 in criminal restitution to the zoo and the state of Ohio.
Murnane is the third of five people who have been sentenced in cases related to the scheme.
Former Chief Financial Officer Greg Bell was sentenced to three years. His son, Grant Bell, a former purchasing assistant, was placed on two years probation and ordered to pay $8,554 in restitution.
Two others who have pleaded guilty to charges related to the scheme, former CEO Tom Stalf and former marketing director Pete Fingerhut, are scheduled to be sentenced in October.
