R v Jousif; R v I Elomar; R v M Elomar [2017] NSWSC 1299

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: R v Jousif; R v I Elomar; R v M Elomar [2017] NSWSC 1299 Hearing dates: 10 July 2017; 14 and 15 September 2017 Decision date: 27 September 2017 Jurisdiction: Common Law - Criminal Before: Adamson J Decision: John Jousif: Sentenced to a term of imprisonment of 4 years commencing on 25 September 2017 and expiring on 24 September 2021.

Fix a non-parole period of 2 years, expiring on 24 September 2019.

Ibrahim Elomar: Sentenced to a term of imprisonment of 4 years commencing on 27 September 2017 and expiring on 26 September 2021.

Fix a non-parole period of 2 years, expiring on 26 September 2019.

First eligible for parole on 26 September 2019.

I impose a fine of $250,000.

Mamdouh Elomar: Sentenced to a term of imprisonment of 4 years commencing on 27 September 2017 and expiring on 26 September 2021. Fix a non-parole period of 2 years, expiring on 26 September 2019.

First eligible for parole on 26 September 2019.

I impose a fine of $250,000. Catchwords: CRIMINAL LAW – sentencing – offence of conspiring to bribe a foreign (Iraqi) public official pursuant to ss 70.2 and 11.5 of the Criminal Code 1995 (Cth) – pleas of guilty entered by all three offenders – two offenders were brothers and directors of engineering, infrastructure and construction company in Australia – third offender was go-between and facilitator – US$1 million transferred to Iraq for purposes of bribe