A total sentence of 6 years' imprisonment (reflecting a pre-reduction sentence of 9 years) for 50 counts of fraud and 3 counts on a second indictment involving total losses of approximately $597,550 was manifestly excessive, where the charged fraud related primarily to delaying recovery and inducing belief in returns rather than the original obtaining of the funds. The Court substituted a total sentence of 4 years' imprisonment with individual sentences of 2 years on each count. The case provides a useful survey of comparable sentences for fraud offences in Western Australia.
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