All Theft, Dishonesty, and Fraud Case Studies

This is a case study on a bail application for multiple counts of Theft as well as a charge of ...
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This is a case study on a sentence of adjourned undertaking without conviction for Theft. Our client was charged with ...
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This is a case study on charges of Handle Stolen Goods and Deal With Property Suspected of Being Proceeds of ...
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This is a case study on deferring a sentence for a youth charged with numerous offences. Our client was a ...
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This is a case study on an application for diversion for Theft. Our client was charged with stealing several grocery ...
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This is a case study on a successful sentence appeal for Burglary and Theft charges. Our client had been charged ...
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This is a case study on a sentence of adjourned undertaking for shoptheft. Our client was charged with shoptheft involving ...
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This is a case study on a deferral of sentence for Breach CCO and Theft charges. Our client had breached ...
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Our client was alleged to have stolen a set of number plates from a parked vehicle and fitted them to ...
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This is a case study on a sentence of adjourned undertaking for Obtaining Property By Deception and Possess Drug of ...
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This is a case study on a diversion application for Aggravated Burglary as well as Theft charges. Our client was ...
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This is a case study on a sentence of CCO for Theft involving breach of trust. Our client handled monies ...
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This is a case study on a sentence of diversion for Theft with a similar prior. Our client was charged ...
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This is a case study on a charge of Obtaining Property By Deception involving a theft from employer. Our client ...
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Our client was charged with trafficking cannabis as well as weapons possession charges after a search was executed by the ...
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Our client was charged with two counts each of Theft of Motor Vehicle and Commit Indictable Offence Whilst on Bail ...
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This is a case study on pleading guilty to Handling Stolen Goods and other charges. Our client had four matters ...
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This is a case study on a sentence of Community Corrections Order for Fail to Answer Bail. Our client was ...
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This is a case study on a sentence of good behaviour bond for Theft Our client faced charges relating to ...
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This is a case study on a sentence of good behaviour bond for insurance fraud. Our client was one of ...
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Our client was charged with deception and bail offences that had her looking at spending Christmas in custody away from ...
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This is a case study on reducing the amount of theft and property obtained by deception in a criminal case ...
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This is a case study on AHPRA and VCAT proceedings involving a pharmacist. Our client was a pharmacist who, during ...
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Our client was charged with multiple theft and dishonesty offences including one traffic offence. These are Attempting to Obtain Property ...
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Our client was charged with cultivation of cannabis and theft of electricity. The circumstances surrounding the offending were serious given ...
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Our client was charged with Obtaining Financial Advantage By Deception related to insurance fraud. The circumstances were that he was ...
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This is a case study on a charge of Fraudulently Obtain Benefits from TAC resulting in a CCO. Our client ...
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This is a case study on a sentence of Community Correction Order for multiple burglaries. Our client had committed a ...
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This is a case study involving charges of Theft, Assault, and Breach CCO. Our client was charged with Theft and ...
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Our client had his passport seized by Police after he was alleged to have been involved in a large fraud ...
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Our client was charged with Burglary, Theft, Possess Proceeds of Crime, and Go equipped to steal. The victim of the ...
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This is a case of drug trafficking resulting in a CCO without conviction. Our client was charged with drug offences ...
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Client had been charged with multiple theft from shop offences. The offending was highly planned, and the goods were intended ...
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Our client had been out in a city bar drinking with a girl he had started dating. They had consumed ...
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The accused was a 38-year old with no prior Court appearances or convictions. He was charged with a number of ...
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Our client was an employee carpenter at a large construction company. A co-accused employee stole an electric nail-gun valued at ...
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This is a case study on a summary jurisdiction application for Trafficking in a Drug of Dependence and other charges ...
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This is a case study on multiple charges of Obtaining Property By Deception resulting in a Community Corrections Order (CCO) ...
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This is a case study on a sentence of diversion for Possess Drug of Dependence. Our client, a middle-aged male ...
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This is a case study on a diversion application for Handling Stolen Goods. Our client was a cycling enthusiast who ...
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This is a case study on a bail application for Breach CCO. Our client was charged with Theft and Assault ...
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This is a case study on a charge of Obtaining Property By Deception leading to a fine without conviction. Our ...
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This is a case study on Aggravated Burglary and other charges involving an accused with no criminal priors. Our client ...
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This is a case study on withdrawing Trafficking charges and Handling Stolen Goods. Our client was arrested after a search ...
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Our client was charged with Theft and Intentionally Cause Injury including Recklessly Cause Injury and Unlawful Assault charges. The last ...
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This is a case study on a sentence of diversion for theft from a supermarket. Our client was charged with ...
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Our client allegedly put some fruit into her bag and left without paying. She then allegedly provided a false name ...
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This is a case study on withdrawing a Burglary charge and other offences. Our client was charged with Burglary, Theft, ...
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This is a case study on a sentence of release and recognisance order for Centrelink Fraud. Our client had incorrectly ...
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This is a case study on charges of Robbery, Drug Trafficking, and other offences resulting in a non-conviction fine. Our ...
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This is a case that involves multiple charges related to property, causing injury, and driving offences. Our client pleaded guilty ...
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This is a case study on a sentence of diversion for drug possession. Our client was charged with Possess Drug ...
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This is a case that involves a withdrawal of Resist Police charges and a probation order without conviction for the ...
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This is a case study on withdrawing a Falsification of Documents charge. Our client was charged with falsifying a document ...
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Our client was charged with Theft and Deal With Property Suspected of Being Proceeds of Crime. The total value of ...
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Our client was charged with Burglary and Theft. The value of the property stolen was $7,000 in the form of ...
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This is a case study involving charges of Theft and Making a Threat to Kill. Our client was charged with ...
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Shaun Pascoe, who is our lawyer based in Doogue + George – Heidelberg Office, appeared in the Melbourne County Court ...
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Our client was charged with rape and aggravated burglary. It was alleged that he broke into the house of a ...
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This is a case involving the withdrawal of a charge of Armed Robbery. Other charges include causing injury offences and ...
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This is a case of bail application for armed robbery while on CCO involving a client on a 'show cause' ...
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This is a case of Armed Robbery and CCO involving a young accused. Our client was charged with Armed Robbery ...
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Our client was charged with attempted theft and assault. These offences were alleged to have been committed at a party ...
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Our client was charged with recklessly causing injury, being drunk in a public place, and theft. There were additional charges ...
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Our client was charged and pleaded guilty to one count of theft (shop steal), being $120 worth of clothing from ...
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This is a case of recognisance for obtaining financial advantage by deception from the Commonwealth with exceptional circumstances. Our client ...
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Our client was charged with Theft and Obtaining Property By Deception offences. Our client had been employed as a finance ...
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This is a case involving a Community Corrections Order for Theft with multiple priors. Our client was charged with theft ...
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This is a case involving a sentence of adjourned undertaking for Dealing With Property Suspected of Being Proceeds of Crime ...
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This is a circumstantial case of Attempted Aggravated Burglary and other charges. Our client was charged with a series of ...
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This is a case study on withdrawing Reckless Conduct Endangering Life and other charges. Our client was a train driver ...
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This is a case that involves charges of Possess Cocaine and Possess Prohibited Weapon. Our client was apprehended in his ...
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This is a case study on a sentence of diversion for Obtaining Property By Deception. Our client was charged by ...
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This is a case that resulted in a CCO for Armed Robbery and Recklessly Causing Injury. Our client and three ...
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Our client was an employee of a real estate agent and stole approximately $24,000 from her employer over a period ...
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Our client was a 50-year old man charged with two separate counts of shoptheft and one charge of going equipped ...
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Our client was a teenager charged with Possess Proceeds of Crime (money laundering) involving cash with a value of $1.5 ...
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Our client was charged with obtaining financial advantage by deception and obtaining property by deception arising from his employment (as ...
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Our client allegedly used his position at a financial institution to get access to a customer account and transfer $315,000 ...
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Our client worked for a number of years in a chain clothing store. She opened an ebay account and was ...
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Our client was found by Police sleeping in a vehicle on the side of the road. The Police attempted to ...
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This is a case that involves successfully getting a diversion for Assaulting or Resisting Constables and other charges. Our client ...
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This is a case of employment theft resulting in a good behaviour bond without conviction. Our client was charged with ...
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This is a case study on bail application for Aggravated Burglary and other charges. Our client had been charged with ...
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This is a case that involves a sentence of CCO for Aggravated Burglary. Our client was a 21-year old male ...
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This is a case study on drug charges and Breach CCO. Our client had been charged with trafficking just under ...
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Our client had been charged with cultivation and possession of narcotic plants, and theft of electricity. The client has no ...
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This is a case involving a sentence of Community Corrections Order for Theft. Our client was charged with stealing $120,000 ...
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This is a case that involves deferring a sentence for dishonesty offences. Our client was from the Northern suburbs of ...
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This is a case that involves multiple drug charges, weapons offences, and traffic offences. Our client was found beside the ...
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Our client was found shoplifting items at department stores in Melbourne. It was her first time before the court. She ...
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This is a case of Centrelink Fraud resulting in a Community Corrections Order. Our client was charged with obtaining a ...
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This is a case of Burglary with long delay in the police charge. Our client had been charged with a ...
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This is a case that involves an application for diversion for Theft of Motor Vehicle. Our client was one of ...
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This is a case of drunk stealing resulting in a diversion. Our client was charged with Theft following an accusation ...
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This is a case involving a sentence of without conviction for Obtain Financial Advantage From Commonwealth. Our client, a mother ...
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This is a case of Theft involving low monetary value. Our client was charged with Theft following allegations that he ...
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Our client had a very long criminal history (25 pages) mostly for burglaries and other dishonesty offences. He had been ...
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Our client pleaded guilty to a number of charges across three briefs including robbery, dangerous driving, theft, and obtaining property ...
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Our client pleaded guilty to theft, burglary, and obtaining property by deception. He had burgled his neighbour’s house and pawned ...
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Our client was charged with Theft (including a mobile phone, wallet, key sand cash), three charges of Obtaining Property By Deception ...
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Our client was in a show cause position as he allegedly committed further indictable offences whilst on two counts of ...
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Our client was remanded over further offending which, if proven, would place him in breach of a two-month suspended sentence ...
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Our client had two police matters listed at the Sunshine Children’s Court. The first involved charges of Affray and Assault ...
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Our client was charged with more than fifty offences in six different briefs. Following negotiations with the prosecution, a number ...
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Our client was charged with cultivating cannabis. This was a serious allegation for him because the police were alleging that ...
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Our client had been charged with trafficking 12 kilograms of cannabis and possessing a number of drugs as well as ...
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Our client was fourteen years old. He was initially remanded on 20 February 2014 and we made a successful application ...
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This is a case of cheque fraud resulting in a wholly suspended term of imprisonment. A car was being advertised ...
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This is a case of Theft involving breach of trust that resulted in a Community Corrections Order. Our client was ...
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This is a case involving drug charges against an accused with mental illness. Police conducted a search of the premises ...
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This is a case involving charges of Theft and Obtain Property By Deception. Our client has many priors for petty ...
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This is a case that involves successfully withdrawing Theft charges. Our client was a woman who worked for a government ...
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This is a case resulting in a diversion for theft charges. Our client was charged with multiple thefts from retail ...
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This is a case of Theft for which a diversion program was imposed. Our client was a professional in his ...
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This is a case that involves withdrawing charges of Assault in company with others, Robbery, and Theft. Our client was ...
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This is a case involving multiple charges of Burglary and Theft resulting in a CCO with therapeutic conditions only. Our ...
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This is case involving a deferral of sentence for Theft and Obtaining Property By Deception. Our client has an extremely ...
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This is a case of reducing a Burglary charge down to an offence of Trespass. Our client was accused of ...
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This is a case of a teenage accused committing offence whilst on youth supervision order. Our client was a 14-year ...
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This is a case that resulted in a good behaviour bond without conviction for Theft. Our client had stolen approximately ...
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This is a case of burglary involving an accused with a terminal illness. Our client has a lengthy history for ...
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This is a case of good behaviour bond without conviction for Fail to Answer Bail and other offences. Our client ...
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This is a case study on withdrawing a charge of Burglary with a mentally impaired accused. Other charges are also ...
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Our client has a very extensive criminal history. He had 51 pages of priors all for property-related offences. His latest ...
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This is a case of fraud against WorkSafe Victoria that involves multiple charges of Fraud and Provide False Information. Our ...
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This is an actual case of bail application for Theft of Motor Vehicle with a client in a show cause ...
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This is a case study for theft and dishonesty offences, resulting in an Adjourned Undertaking (good behaviour bond). Our client ...
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Our client went to Crown Casino and placed bets on the Baccarat table. It was alleged that whenever she lost, ...
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This is a case of bail application wherein our client had been remanded for 42 days. He is 20 years ...
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Our client had 12 charges on a consolidated plea hearing. These charges included Theft, Possession of Dangerous Article, Theft From ...
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Our client was a pharmacist in various pharmacies. He was charged with taking medication from the pharmacies for personal use, ...
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Our client hired a car from a car hire business and had paid for a two-week period. He kept the ...
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Our client is a 26-year old qualified engineer who was charged with Falsification of Documents. This charge was made out ...
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Our client was involved in a motor vehicle accident. This meant that she was unable to resume normal duties and ...
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Our client was in a public toilet in a shopping centre. A shopper had left her mobile phone case which ...
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Our client was accused of allegedly stealing over $70,000 from his employer over a period of 2 years. He was ...
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Our client was charged with a variety of offences, mostly property-related: Burglary, Theft, Handle/Receive Stolen Goods, Contravene Intervention Order, and ...
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Our client was an employee at a retail store. He was using his key to enter after hours, take stock, ...
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Our client was charged with Theft from a supermarket where she had been employed for nearly 30 years. She was ...
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Our client was charged with Theft from a supermarket where she had been employed for nearly 30 years. She was ...
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Our client was charged with a series of deception matters following allegations that he stole money from his place of ...
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Our client was charged with obtaining over $105,000 by deception from Centrelink over an 8 year-period. This was done by ...
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Our client had forged false invoices stating that he had medical and dental procedures and cashed them in with his ...
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Our client had two separate matters where she obtained a financial advantage of $500,000 by deception for over a period ...
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Our client was charged with burglary, theft, unlawful assault, unlawful assault with a weapon, and breach family safety notice. After ...
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Our client was a female in her mid-60s who was facing the court for shop stealing for the 10th and ...
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Our client was arrested in his car and was charged with multiple charges including trafficking ice with the quantity in ...
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Our client was working as a taxi driver. He had three female passengers but only had a $50 note to ...
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Between 2010 and 2012, our client falsely claimed work-related expenses from the company that he was employed by. He created ...
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Our client was charged with underdeclaring and not declaring income to centrelink. She has 2 priors for the same type ...
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Our client was charged with giving false information and making a false statement in connection with applying for the first ...
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Our client was charged with trafficking a drug of dependence, possess drug of dependence, and possess proceeds of crime. He ...
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Our client and a co-offender attended at a service station earlier in the day and surveilled the area. They returned ...
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Our client had been charged with a number of serious offences including burglary, theft, and possessing an unregistered firearm. There ...
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Our client is a middle-aged woman who was manager of an aged care facility for a period of 2 years ...
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Our client was charged with theft for having allegedly stolen items that amount to close to $800 worth of grocery ...
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Our client was an employee of a company. His role started off as a receptionist, then expanded over time to ...
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Our client pleaded guilty to a trafficking charge in an earlier month and was sentenced to 15 months imprisonment, being ...
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Our client was charged with unauthorised use of company cab charge vouchers, chauffeur charges, and personal catering costs. Her employer ...
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Our client was charged with Using a false document. The particulars of the offence concerned an allegation that our client ...
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Our client was employed by a restaurant in Melbourne CBD. She was charged with stealing money from the till during ...
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Our client was found near an industrial site by the Police and was charged with 16 charges of theft and ...
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Our client was initially charged with 60 dishonesty offences. These charges were related to obtaining property by deception, obtaining financial ...
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Our client had a work place injury and received workers compensation but failed to disclose his second job. This lead ...
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Our client was involved in a number of offences over a protracted period. The offences were primarily shop thefts and ...
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Our client was charged with numerous offences: aggravated burglary, burglary, three counts of theft, driving whilst disqualified, and failing to ...
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Our client was charged with burglary, theft, and drunk in a public place. He was 22 at the time of ...
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The client made an application to the first home owners scheme and wrongly indicated that he was not in a ...
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Our client was a 16-year old male who was charged with burglary and theft for attending at a residential premise ...
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HS had committed a series of serious offences some of which fell to be heard in the Broadmeadows Children’s Court, ...
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The client was a man in his mid 20s with some prior history of appearances before the Court, but nothing ...
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Our client was charged with 29 separate offences of Make false document which spanned a period of 5 years. He ...
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The accused was in his sixties with no prior convictions. He had commenced employment at a low-level aged care facility ...
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The accused was a 27 year old man with a number of prior Court appearances for deception and drug-related offences ...
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The client had been charged with shop theft. This breached a 3 month suspended sentence he had been placed on ...
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Our client was an employee of a sports retailer and he held a managerial role within the business. He was ...
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Client stole a car belonging to her friend’s parents and, in the company of three friends, drove the vehicle dangerously ...
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Our client was a gainfully employed man in his early 40’s. He was charged with theft of a motor vehicle ...
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The client was a a young man in his early 20s, originally from East Africa who was travelling around Australia ...
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The client was charged with four counts of theft, occurring over a 1 month period and totalling almost eight thousand ...
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The client had been employed as a delivery driver for a supermarket chain. His delivery duties included him having to ...
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Client was charged by the police with 14 charges of theft. He been employed as a delivery driver and over ...
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The client was a 30 year old man with no prior convictions or Court appearances. At the time of the ...
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Our client had been charged with a residential burglary. He was seen by a neighbour jumping the fence and attempting ...
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Our client was charged with Theft from a well known trade supplier. The allegation against him was that he had ...
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The accused had a lengthy history of prior Court appearances for similar offences. He had a long-standing mental illness (schizophrenia), ...
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The client was released from hospital after 3 months of treatment following a serious motor vehicle accident. He had a ...
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The accused suffers from an intellectual disability, a fact well known to police. He was accused of stealing two Navman ...
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The client stole a number of new laptop computers from his employer. He was, at the time, upset about the ...
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The accused was charged with embezzling over $10,000 from a community organisation of which he was in control. We represented ...
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The accused, in company with 3 other teenagers, had stolen a cat and then strung it up on a bridge ...
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B’s parents travelled overseas on an extended trip. B was a heavy cannabis smoker and he decided to set up ...
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Client has been charged with cultivating cannabis from his residential premises. His offending had been detected after the electrical by-pass ...
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Client was charged with 14 offences, including drive whilst authorisation suspended, multiple dishonesty offences, and drug related offences. This offending ...
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The Client is a 19 year old who had been charged with a number of thefts over a 2 month ...
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The client was charged with over 50 offences of theft of goods from a retailer, over a period of 12 ...
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The client was charged with aggravated burglary (with an offensive weapon), burglary and theft, as well as causing serious injury ...
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The client found her husband had been unfaithful just prior to their separation. She went around to his house, reached ...
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The client had been charged with 2 sets of burglary charges, both on residential premises. He had attended at the ...
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The client had been charged with 2 sets of offences. The first, was an aggravated burglary, where he had entered ...
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The client was charged with 2 charges of burglary, and one of attempted burglary on residential premises. He was also ...
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The accused was a 36 year old with many prior Court appearances or similar offending (he had been involved in ...
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The client was initially charged with 148 offences comprising offences of obtaining property by deception and false accounting. The prosecuting ...
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Our client was charged with three counts of obtaining a financial advantage related to obtaining a benefit (family payments) for ...
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In the course of employment in public office, the client failed to act in accordance with VicRoads policies and procedures ...
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Our client along with two co-accused was charged with involvement in extensive frauds. The total value of the frauds exceeded ...
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The client attended a large retailer and purchased an item, then returned his car. The client then used the legitimate ...
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The client was young and unwell with depression. She decided to fake medical letters which said she had cancer in ...
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The client had been called and was convinced by a friend to use a stolen credit card for a series ...
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The client was charged with attempting to obtain a financial advantage by deception. The offences arose out of an attempt ...
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The client is a 29-year old female. She was originally charged with 26 charges of obtain property by deception which ...
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The client received various payments from Centrelink between 2001 and 2009. At the same time she was working part time ...
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The client was charged with obtaining well in excess of $150,000 from a Bank by presenting worthless cheques. He was ...
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The client moved to Australia from overseas in the early 2000s. At the time of the offence she had given ...
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The client had been employed at an educational institution. She was responsible for enrolling students into courses, and also responsible ...
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The accused was a 25-year old woman who was charged with handling stolen goods and negligently dealing with the proceeds ...
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The offending breached a suspended sentence of 42 days imprisonment imposed in October 2008. The prosecution alleged that the client ...
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The client was a facilities manager at a High School, earning good money. He was charged with unlawfully entering the ...
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The client was charged with burglary of his girlfriend’s place of work and theft of around $15,000. The police alleged ...
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The client was one of several young persons charged with theft from motor vehicle, handle stolen goods, possession of a ...
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Our client was charged with 80 separate charges of burglary and theft at various locations. He suffered from an intellectual ...
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Our client broke into and stole $200 from his employer’s petty cash one night and then went out partying with ...
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The accused was a 60-year old man who claimed that his neighbour had struck and injured his right knee whilst ...
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