1999/4 - AG v Laverick [1999] UR 4 (11 January 1999)

1999/4 - AG v Laverick [1999] UR 4 (11 January 1999)

The defendant committed deliberate and serious fraud by registering with Social Security under a false name and defrauding the fund; the totality principle was applied to reduce the sentence from eleven to nine months.

Citation
[1999] UR 4
Parties
Defendant: Laverick; Prosecutor: Solicitor General
Jurisdiction
Jersey
Judgment Date
11 January 1999
Procedural Posture
Criminal / Sentencing
Outcome
conviction and sentencing
Legal Topics
Fraud, Social Security Fraud, Sentencing
Criminal Law Fraud Social Security Fraud Sentencing

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Parties

Laverick

Defendant

Solicitor General

Prosecutor

Procedural Posture

Criminal / Sentencing

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the defendant committed serious fraud against the Social Security fund
  2. 2 Appropriate sentence for fraudulent conduct

Ratio Decidendi

The defendant committed deliberate and serious fraud by registering with Social Security under a false name and defrauding the fund; the totality principle was applied to reduce the sentence from eleven to nine months.

Court Disposition

conviction and sentencing

Orders

  • 9 months imprisonment on first two counts concurrent
  • 1 month imprisonment on counts three and four concurrent