CRIME — Sentence — dishonestly obtain financial advantage by deception — possess equipment to make identification documents — possess identification information — joint criminal enterprise — key member of criminal group — numerous stolen identities — created bank accounts, credit card accounts and personal loans in other people’s names — on line applications over 2 year period — over $2 million in total — sophisticated operation — stole mail from mail boxes to create identities — possessed computer program capable of generating false documents — passports, bills, driver’s licences — measuring totality of criminality — overlapping offences — previous offending with similar offences — support drug habit and lifestyle — drugs helped with pain relief and anxiety — successful completion of Drug Court program — current offending commenced 3 months after completion of program — possible “Conduct Disorder” or ADHD — aggravating factor — on conditional liberty — pleas of guilty — expressions of remorse — special circumstances — medium to high risk of re-offending.
