Where co-offenders in the same criminal enterprise are charged with significantly different numbers of offences involving vastly different amounts and numbers of victims, the parity principle does not require comparable sentences. The sheer volume of offending, the number of victims, and the total amount defrauded are legitimate bases for distinguishing between co-offenders, even where their roles in the enterprise were broadly similar.
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