A man who posed as a government inspector to extort tens of thousands of dollars from construction companies has been sentenced to prison.

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Prosecutors asked for prison time for the owner of a tree cutting company after he was found guilty of negligent homicide in connection with a worker fatality. But the judge disagreed and sentenced him to a suspended jail term.

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