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http://www.timesonlin...me/article6934176.ece
If I nicked £1.6 million from a charity and spent it all, would I only get a suspended sentence? Just wondering if it's worth giving it a go.
If I nicked £1.6 million from a charity and spent it all, would I only get a suspended sentence? Just wondering if it's worth giving it a go.
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.I doubt you would be spared prison jumbuck,this guy wasn't:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/8381968.stm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/8381968.stm
Can you believe the judge said this though?
“Equally, I am not convinced your imprisonment would be a deterrent to others in your position because anyone who is a trustee in a charity can be expected to be guided by his own sense of decency and honesty.”
Not seen the context and don't know the details but it seems an extraordinary thing to say - has he forgotten Robert Maxwell and the Mirror pensioners?
“Equally, I am not convinced your imprisonment would be a deterrent to others in your position because anyone who is a trustee in a charity can be expected to be guided by his own sense of decency and honesty.”
Not seen the context and don't know the details but it seems an extraordinary thing to say - has he forgotten Robert Maxwell and the Mirror pensioners?
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Goodness knows what his ill health must be. Is he at death's door, brought to court in an ambulance?
The sentence is grotesquely wrong. .It's a breach of trust on a massive scale. Breach of trust by anyone who handles money or has access to bank accounts is a serious matter, always visited by immediate imprisonment.A postman who steals letters goes to jail, whether or not he has struck lucky and found the ones with money or postal orders in.
This man's case is far worse than that. He's stealing large sums of money which are intended for charitable purposes and of which he is the trusted custodian. The sentence should be appealed. It's certainly a case which merits 4 years even on a plea of guilty. The guilty plea doesn't bring much discount because the case against him would prove itself on the papers; he's not got a run fighting it.
The sentence is grotesquely wrong. .It's a breach of trust on a massive scale. Breach of trust by anyone who handles money or has access to bank accounts is a serious matter, always visited by immediate imprisonment.A postman who steals letters goes to jail, whether or not he has struck lucky and found the ones with money or postal orders in.
This man's case is far worse than that. He's stealing large sums of money which are intended for charitable purposes and of which he is the trusted custodian. The sentence should be appealed. It's certainly a case which merits 4 years even on a plea of guilty. The guilty plea doesn't bring much discount because the case against him would prove itself on the papers; he's not got a run fighting it.