The defendant was found guilty of multiple fraud-related offences involving fraudulent master business agreements and attempting to cash cheques not payable to him, targeting three different banks with potential losses exceeding $400,000.
The court considered principles of specific and general deterrence and denunciation.
Aggravating factors included the lack of explanation other than greed and the defendant's failure to acknowledge guilt, despite overwhelming evidence.
Mitigating factors included no actual financial loss to the banks (though investigation costs were incurred) and the defendant's refugee status and family in Africa.
The Crown sought 3 years incarceration, while the defence sought less than 2 years.
The court imposed a total sentence of 30 months incarceration, emphasizing the seriousness, planning, and greed motivating the offences, while differentiating from other cases due to the absence of financial loss and the short timeframe of the transactions.
