前棉花种植者因灌溉项目870万美元欺诈行为被判处9.5年监禁。 Former cotton grower sentenced to 9.5 years for $8.7 million fraud in irrigation project.

前昆士兰棉花种植商John Douglas Norman因诈骗灌溉工程870万美元被判处9.5年监禁。 Former Queensland cotton grower John Douglas Norman has been sentenced to 9.5 years in prison for defrauding an irrigation project by $8.7 million. Norman承认犯有6项欺诈罪,涉及2010年至2017年期间向健康饮水用水效率项目提交的虚假索赔。 Norman admitted guilt to six counts of fraud, involving false claims submitted to the Healthy Headwaters Water Use Efficiency project between 2010 and 2017. 他的首席财务官Stephen Evans被判处4年零6个月的缓刑。 His chief financial officer, Stephen Evans, received a suspended sentence of four years and six months. 该项目旨在协助灌溉社区应对气候变化和水资源短缺问题。 The project aimed to assist irrigation communities in dealing with climate change and water scarcity. 诺曼将有资格在2028年6月24日获得假释 Norman will be eligible for parole on June 24, 2028.