The Canadian Press

The Crown is seeking a sentence of two to three years in prison for a former employee of World Source Financial Management on eight charges of fraud in Nova Scotia.

The Crown also wants Timothy MacDonald to pay a minimum in restitution to his victims of just over $294,000.

Judge Del Atwood reserved a decision on sentencing for the 39-year-old former financial advisor until April 12 in provincial court in Truro.

The defence wants a conditional sentence of two years less a day to allow MacDonald to work so he can pay his victims, or two years in prison with no restitution.

MacDonald, formerly of nearby Masstown, pleaded guilty last month to stealing from eight victims between 1999 and 2009.

When the charges were filed in January, police said the total amount involved exceeded $331,000.