The offender pleaded guilty to two counts of fraud under $5,000 after holding himself out as a licensed paralegal and accepting funds from two victims for legal services he was not qualified to provide.
The court found the offences involved a serious breach of trust that undermined public confidence in the administration of justice.
Given the offender's prior convictions for similar conduct and the high risk of re-offending, the court rejected a conditional sentence and imposed a 6-month custodial sentence followed by 18 months of probation and full restitution.
