R v Kosseifi; R v Sousan [2024] NSWDC 106

District Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: R v Kosseifi; R v Sousan [2024] NSWDC 106 Hearing dates: 2 February 2024 Date of orders: 18 March 2024 Decision date: 18 March 2024 Jurisdiction: Criminal Before: Sutherland SC DCJ Decision: Margaret Kosseifi – head sentence of 4 years and 6 months, with a non-parole period of 3 years and 4 months. Danyal Sousan – head sentence of 4 years, with a non-parole period of 3 years. Catchwords: CRIME — Fraud — Dishonestly obtain financial advantage by deception — attempt obtain financial advantage by deception – multiple counts – attempted fraud using "stolen" identities – multiple victims — COVID relief grants — multiple counts of ongoing fraud not appropriately "rolled-up". Legislation Cited: Crimes Act 1900 Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 Cases Cited: Attorney General's Application Under s37 of the Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 No 1 of 2002 (2002) 56 NSWLR 146; [2002] NSWCCA 518 Bugmy v R (2013) 249 CLR 571 Calleija v Regina [2012] NSWCCA 37 Elfar [2003] NSWCCA 358 Fernando (1992) 76 A Crim R 58 Harris v R [2023] NSWCCA 44 Hughes v R [2021] NSWCCA 238 Ishaq v R [2023] NSWCCA 178 Kapua v R [2023] NSWCCA 14 Kentwell v The Queen [2014] 252 CLR 601; [2014] HCA 37 Lai v R [2021] NSWCCA 217 Li v R [2023] NSWCCA 112 Lou v R [2021] NSWCCA 120 O'Brien v R [2022] NSWCCA 234 R v Boyle [2023] NSWDC 57 R v Cotterill [2019] NSWDC 913 R v Dyson [2023] NSWCCA 132 R v Hamzy (1994) 70 A Crim R 341 R v King [2023] NSWDC 100 R v Martin [2005] NSWCCA 190 R v Qutami [2001] NSWCCA 353 R v Rahman [2019] NSWDC 868 R v Rosamond (No 3) [2023] NSWDC 267 Regina v Moussad [1999] NSWCCA 337; 152 FLR 373 Regina v Van Tung Luu (NSWCCA unreported 7 December 1984) Roiss v R [2022] NSWCCA 25 The Queen v De Simoni (1981) 147 CLR 383 Texts Cited: Nil Category: Sentence Parties: Crown Margaret Kosseifi Danyal Sousan Representation: Counsel: J Trevallion (Offender – Margaret Kosseifi) W G Flynn (Offender – Danyal Sousan)