R v Alex & Ors [2024] NSWSC 1565

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: R v Alex & Ors [2024] NSWSC 1565 Hearing dates: 6 September 2024, 21 and 22 November 2024 Date of orders: 6 December 2024 Decision date: 06 December 2024 Jurisdiction: Common Law - Criminal Before: Fagan J Decision: Sentences imposed as follows: George Alex: 1. On count 1, conspiracy to cause loss, 8 years. 2. On count 2, conspiracy to deal in proceeds of crime, 8 years (cumulative by 1 year and 3 months on the sentence for count 1). 3. Overall head sentence, 9 years and 3 months with a single non-parole period of 6 years and 2 months. Lindsay Kirschberg: 1. On count 1, conspiracy to cause loss, 7 years. 2. On count 2, conspiracy to deal in proceeds of crime, 7 years (cumulative by 1 year on the sentence for count 1). 3. Overall head sentence, 8 years with a single non-parole period of 5 years and 6 months. Gordon McAndrew: 1. On count 1, conspiracy to cause loss, 7 years. 2. On count 2, conspiracy to deal in proceeds of crime, 7 years (cumulative by 1 year on the sentence for count 1). 3. Overall head sentence, 8 years with a single non-parole period of 5 years and 6 months. Pasquale Loccisano: 1. On count 1, conspiracy to cause loss, 7 years and 6 months. 2. On count 2, conspiracy to deal in proceeds of crime, 7 years and 6 months (cumulative by 1 year on the sentence for count 1). 3. Overall head sentence, 8 years and 6 months with a single non-parole period of 6 years. Mark Bryers: 1. On count 1, conspiracy to cause loss, 7 years and 6 months. 2. On count 2, conspiracy to deal in proceeds of crime, 7 years and 6 months (cumulative by 1 year on the sentence for count 1). 3. Overall head sentence, 8 years and 6 months with a single non-parole period of 6 years. Lucas Connell 1. For aiding and abetting an offence by Mark Ronald Bryers of conspiracy to cause loss, 1 year and 6 months, to be released after 8 months under recognisance release order. Catchwords: CRIMINAL LAW - sentence - federal offenders - conspiracy to defraud Commonwealth of PAYG tax - conspiracy to deal in proceeds of crime Legislation Cited: Crimes Act 1914 (Cth) Criminal Code (Cth) Taxation Administration Act 1953 (Cth) Cases Cited: Chang v R [2016] NSWCCA 296 Dickson v R [2016] NSWCCA 105 DPP (Cth) v Goldberg (2001) 184 ALR 387; [2001] VSCA 107 El-Chaar v R [2007] NSWCCA 16 Kitson v R [2022] NSWCCA 166 Kljaic v R [2023] NSWCCA 225 R v Adam Cranston [2023] NSWSC 1004 R v Anquetil [2020] NSWSC 995 R v Cartwright (1989) 17 NSWLR 243 R v Dev Menon [2023] NSWSC 768 R v Dunn (No 9) [2014] WASC 61 R v Issakidis [2018] NSWSC 378 R v Kitson [2019] NSWSC 1109 R v Walters [2001] NSWSC 640 Totaan v R (2022) 108 NSWLR 17; [2022] NSWCCA 75 Category: Sentence Parties: Rex George Alex Lindsay Kirschberg Gordon McAndrew Pasquale Loccisano Mark Bryers Lucas James Connell Representation: Counsel C O'Donnell SC with H Mann, B Anniwell and R O'Donnell - Crown J Agius SC with E Beljic - Offender George Alex M Breeze - Offender Kirschberg D Price - Offender McAndrew M Pickin - Offender Loccisano L Brasch - Offender Bryers C Watson – Offender Connell