Nearly 11 months after a jury returned two guilty verdicts in a corruption case, former Miami-Dade County Commissioner Joe Martinez was sentenced Monday to 34-and-a-half months in prison.

"Mr. Martinez is adjudicated guilty and is sentenced to 34.5 months in state prison on each count. The counts will run concurrently to each other, and Mr. Martinez will receive credit for any time that he served in jail," the judge said.

Defense attorney Ben Kuehne said they are appealing the decision.

"The judge recognized that this case has so many legal issues that bond pending the appeal is appropriate. Mr. Martinez has been on bond since this case was brought in 2023. He will continue to be on bond until the appeal is finalized, which will take an estimated year, maybe longer," he said.

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