2 January 2019

Dishonestly Obtaining a Financial Advantage: Director of Public Prosecutions (Cth) v El-Haouli

In this criminal case, heard by the Victorian County Court, Ramsey El-Haouli, pleaded guilty to two charges of dishonestly obtaining a financial advantage from a Commonwealth entity contrary to subsection 134.2(1) of the Commonwealth Criminal Code. The circumstances were that while Mr El-Haouli worked as a Family Day Care Educator with Kids R Kids Family Day Care he claimed Carer payments without notifying the Commonwealth Department of Human Services of the employment or income received.

The Court imposed a total sentence of 15 months’ imprisonment. However, Mr El-Haoluli was required to serve 5 months of that sentence in custody. Once that time is served, he may be released on recognisance in the sum of $1000, a condition of which is that he is required to be of good behaviour for a period of 15 months. If he breaches any of the conditions of that recognisance he can be brought back to court and, in addition to forfeiting the $1000, may be required to serve the balance of the sentence, 10 months, in gaol.

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