Six month jail sentence appealed for woman who defrauded Philip ‘Robbo’ Robinson’s former business
An appeal has been lodged to extend the prison sentence of the woman who defrauded a business previously belonging to the man who founded Robbo’s Chicken and Meat.
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An appeal has been lodged to extend the prison sentence of the woman who defrauded a business previously belonging to the man who founded Robbo’s Chicken and Meat.
The Director of Public Prosecutions is appealing the sentence of Cheryl Ann Kendall, who has been jailed for six months after taking $420,000 from Philip ‘Robbo’ Robinson’s former company P. J. Robinson Pty Ltd while she was a bookkeeper there.
Dated August 31 and signed off by Director of Public Prosecutions Daryl Coates SC, the notice of appeal stated the sentence was being appealed on the grounds the judge had “erred in law” and “imposed a sentence which was manifestly inadequate in all the circumstances of the case”.
“The appellant appeals the sentence of three years imprisonment, with two years and six months of that suspended for two years,” the court document reads.
Kendall, 59, was sentenced on August 24 at the Supreme Court of Tasmania in Hobart after pleading guilty to three counts of computer related fraud.
The court heard she had taken the money to fund her gambling habit.
Acting Justice Brian Martin had also ordered Kendall to undertake 100 hours community service and made a compensation order of $347,849.18 for the business.
He had told Kendall in court on August 24 the reason he didn’t hand down a longer sentence was because of her “prior good character”, “acceptance of responsibility” and “prospects for the future”.
Mr Robinson – known for his Tassie TV ads with the popular catchphrase “Wow Robbo” – has retired after a long career as a butcher beginning when he was just 14.
P. J. Robinson Pty Ltd, which traded as Robbo’s Chicken and Meat according to ASIC documents, is in liquidation.
Originally published as Six month jail sentence appealed for woman who defrauded Philip ‘Robbo’ Robinson’s former business
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