Full restitution (and additional compensation) in employee fraud cases should be reflected by reducing both the head sentence and the term of actual imprisonment. An appellant's comprehensive admissions that shorten the trial constitute cooperation with prosecuting authorities warranting an appropriate albeit modest reduction in sentence, even where the appellant does not plead guilty. A sentencing judge's exercise of discretion will be vitiated where the judge is misinformed as to the maximum penalty for the offence.
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