A head sentence of seven and a half years imprisonment with parole eligibility after two years is within the proper exercise of the sentencing discretion for systematic fraud as an employee totalling over $500,000 over seven years, where the offender has a prior relevant criminal history for like offending and there is no prospect of restitution. The availability of mitigating factors including guilty plea, remorse, and psychiatric conditions may be adequately accommodated by setting parole eligibility earlier than the one-third mark rather than by reducing the head sentence.
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