1999/220 - AG v Payne [1999] UR 220 (17 December 1999)

Repeat offences of social security fraud cannot be met with leniency; custodial sentences are appropriate and compensation must be ordered for the amount defrauded.

Citation: [1999] UR 220
Parties: Defendant: Payne; Prosecutor: Attorney General
Jurisdiction: Jersey
Judgment Date: 17 December 1999
Procedural Posture: Criminal / Sentencing
Outcome: convicted and sentenced
Legal Topics: Fraud, Social Security Fraud, Sentencing, Compensation

Criminal Law Fraud Social Security Fraud Sentencing Compensation

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Parties

Payne

Defendant

Attorney General

Prosecutor

Procedural Posture

Criminal / Sentencing

Legal Issues

1 Appropriate sentence for repeat social security fraud
2 Entitlement to compensation order

Ratio Decidendi

Repeat offences of social security fraud cannot be met with leniency; custodial sentences are appropriate and compensation must be ordered for the amount defrauded.

Court Disposition

convicted and sentenced

Orders

Sentenced to one month’s imprisonment on each of eight counts, to run consecutively (total 8 months)
Ordered to pay compensation of £3,657.47 at £50 per week, first payment due within two months of release