AG v Roberts (Royal Court : Sentencing (Criminal) : Le Cocq) [2025] JRC 271 (17 October 2025)

AG v Roberts (Royal Court : Sentencing (Criminal) : Le Cocq) [2025] JRC 271 (17 October 2025)

Given the defendant's prolonged and calculated deception involving family members, significant breach of trust, and substantial financial and emotional harm to the victims, a custodial sentence of 3 years' imprisonment for each count, to be served concurrently but consecutively to the existing sentence, was appropriate. A further reduction was made for proportionality, and a nominal confiscation order was imposed due to lack of known assets.

Citation
[2025] JRC 271
Parties
Prosecution: The Attorney General; Defendant: Gavin Neil Roberts
Jurisdiction
Jersey
Judgment Date
17 October 2025
Procedural Posture
Criminal / Sentencing Judgment
Outcome
convicted and sentenced
Legal Topics
Fraud, Forgery, Sentencing, Confiscation of Assets, Breach of Trust
Criminal Law Fraud Forgery Sentencing Confiscation of Assets Breach of Trust

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Parties

The Attorney General

Prosecution

Gavin Neil Roberts

Defendant

Procedural Posture

Criminal / Sentencing Judgment

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Appropriate sentence for multiple counts of fraud and forgery involving breach of trust and significant financial loss to victims
  2. 2 Application of sentencing principles where defendant is already serving a lengthy custodial sentence
  3. 3 Appropriate reduction for guilty plea entered after indictment amendment

Ratio Decidendi

Given the defendant's prolonged and calculated deception involving family members, significant breach of trust, and substantial financial and emotional harm to the victims, a custodial sentence of 3 years' imprisonment for each count, to be served concurrently but consecutively to the existing sentence, was appropriate. A further reduction was made for proportionality, and a nominal confiscation order was imposed due to lack of known assets.

Court Disposition

convicted and sentenced

Orders

  • 3 years' imprisonment on each count, concurrent with each other but consecutive to existing sentence
  • Confiscation order: benefit assessed at £366,000, nominal order of £1 to be paid to the Viscount within one week