R v Foo; R v Ah; R v Chen; R v Ng [2017] NSWDC 395

District Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: R v Foo; R v Ah; R v Chen; R v Ng [2017] NSWDC 395 Hearing dates: 21, 24 July 2017 Date of orders: 24 July 2017 Decision date: 24 July 2017 Jurisdiction: Criminal Before: Neilson DCJ Decision: Foo: I sentence you to imprisonment for 16 months commencing on 6 July 2016 and expiring on 6 November 2017. You are to be released on a recognisance in the sum of $500 today, 24 July 2017.

Ah: I sentence you to imprisonment for 18 months commencing on 7 July 2016 and expiring on 6 January 2018. You are to be released on cognisance in the sum of $500 today, 24 July 2017.

Chen: I sentence you to imprisonment for 21 months commencing on 7 July 2016 and expiring on 6 April 2018. You are to be released on recognisance in the sum of $500 on 6 September 2017.

Ng: I sentence you to imprisonment for a term of one year and 17 days. Catchwords: CRIME – SENTENCE – Commonwealth offenders – Criminal Code s 400.9(1) – Four non-principals in money-laundering scheme – Ng and Foo drivers, Ah courier, Chen management at a low level – A principal previously sentenced to imprisonment for 22 months with release after 14 months on recognizance Legislation Cited: Crimes Act 1914 (Cth) Criminal Code Act 1995 (Cth) Category: Sentence Parties: Regina (Crown) Kok Meng Foo (Offender) Kim Choy Ah (Offender) Wei Bin Chen (Offender) Kok Chun Ng (Offender) Representation: Counsel: Mr S Grodzicki (Crown) Mr H Ainsworth (Foo) Mr J Leaver (Ah) Mr P Lange (Ng) Mr R McCrudden (Chen) File Number(s): 2016/206437; 2016/206576; 2016/206589; 2016/206594 Publication restriction: Nil