An aggregate sentence of 2 years' imprisonment with a 16-month non-parole period for a solicitor who pleaded guilty to 27 charges of obtaining property by deception and using false documents involving approximately $240,000 over 13 transactions was at the low end of the permissible range but not manifestly inadequate. The sophistication and breadth of offending may make it more serious than less sophisticated offending involving greater sums.
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