In a plea agreement, Macaranas, 55, admitted to purchasing fuel with government funds and illegally using the gas for his personal vehicles.
Macaranas accepted a sentence of one-year incarceration, all suspended except for three months.
Superior Court Associate Judge David A. Wiseman said Macaranas will start serving his jail term on Oct. 1, 2010.
In addition, Macaranas will also be barred from public employment for 10 years and will be required to reimburse the government for all misappropriated funds.
“The Office of the Attorney General is pleased with the conviction and the hard work of all involved to ensure a just outcome,” chief prosecutor Michael Ernest said.
Assistant Attorney General Russell Lorfing, the prosecutor assigned to the case, said: “Misuse of government funds is a crime and should not be tolerated.”
The AG’s office charged Macaranas with one count of theft by failure to make required disposition of fund received, one count of theft by deception, and one count of misconduct in public office.
The AGO said Macaranas committed these crimes during the period between Jan. 1 and Nov. 30, 2009.
It added that Macaranas “committed an illegal act under the color of office” as Tinian DPW resident director when he acquired fuel supply worth more than $250 but not over $20,000 using the official DPW purchase account with Tinian Fuel Services Inc.
