She was found not guilty of one charge of giving a corrupt benefit,and one charge of obtaining a financial advantage by deception.
The Crown has applied for Rosamond’s bail to be revoked pending her sentencing early next year. Judge Robert Sutherland said on Monday he would continue her bail pending the hearing of the detention application next Tuesday,December 6,when more details would be provided to the court about her caring responsibilities for a family member.
“It would be difficult to conceive of any fraud case of this proportion resulting in other than full-time custody,” Judge Sutherland said.
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“The reality is that it’s likely to be not proceeding to actual sentence until sometime early next year,I should imagine. There’s ... three weeks between now and the end of[law] term.”
The judge described it as “effectively inevitable” that Rosamond would be jailed.
Rosamond’s barrister,Dr Anton Hughes,agreed there was a “high degree of likelihood” his client would be imprisoned and “ultimately,it’s a matter for Your Honour”.