The former chief executive of Ipswich City Council, his wife and two businessmen have been sentenced in Brisbane District Court on Friday for corruption.

Carl Wulff, 66, his wife Sharon Oxenbridge, 50, and businessmen Wayne Myers, 64, and Claude Walker, 61, all pleaded guilty in December after they were charged following a lengthy Crime and Corruption Commission investigation into the council's dealings.

Carl Wulff arrives at the Brisbane District and Supreme Court in December. Credit:Jono Searle - AAP

Wulff, who has already spent 57 days in prison, was sentenced to 4½ years prison for the two charges of corruption, served concurrently.

He was also sentenced to six months served cumulatively for the third charge of attempting to pervert the investigation.