A former Boston Housing Authority (BHA) employee was sentenced Monday to one year in prison for interfering with the bidding process of public projects and destroying his BHA apartment.

Mark Collins, 37, of Jamaica Plain, pleaded guilty in Suffolk Superior Court to 10 counts of procurement fraud, conflict of interest by a municipal employee and wanton destruction of property over $250.

Collins will also serve two years’ probation.

Two co-defendants, Jayson Tracey, 40, of Brockton, and Collins’ wife and former BHA employee, Gisela Collins, 38, are also being charged in connection with the scheme.

An investigation by the Attorney General’s office found Collins and Tracey, who both own flooring companies, submitted fake bids in order to secure contracts.

Collins, who owns Citypoint Construction Inc., won 15 flooring jobs at the BHA worth more than $47,000. Authorities say Collins’ wife also used her position as a manager at the BHA to help her husband’s company win a contract.

Tracey’s company, Flooring Design Inc., earned about $33,000 by installing flooring in BHA buildings through this fraudulent scheme.

Former BHA Employee Pleads Guilty To Tampering With Bidding Process

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