Pathological gambling addiction will not mitigate penalty for fraud offences where the offences were premeditated and calculated, committed while on parole for the same type of criminal conduct. The amount of loss to victims is only one relevant consideration in determining the seriousness of fraud offences and is not necessarily decisive.
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