For employee fraud involving embezzlement of approximately $50,000 over an extended period, with no prior convictions, a guilty plea, and full restitution, a head sentence of 3 years imprisonment suspended after 9 months with a 3-year operational period is within the appropriate range. A sentence of 3.5 years suspended after 15 months was manifestly excessive by comparison with comparable cases.
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