You are a solicitor and Higher Court Advocate. You work for Arden LLP Solicitors and represent Maria VOSS. Maria is being sentenced at Arden Crown Court tomorrow. Maria has no previous convictions and has not been arrested before. Maria pleaded guilty at the first hearing to an offence of fraud by way of false representation contrary to ss1 and 2 of the Fraud Act 2006 and the case was adjourned for a pre-sentence report. At the sentencing hearing, the Crown Prosecution Service CPS presented the agreed facts and no recommendation for sentence has been made. The appropriate table in the Crown Court Sentencing Guidelines is titled Table 1 - Conspiracy to Defraud. This table includes Fraud Act 2006 offences. You are required to make the mitigation submission on behalf of Maria VOSS.

   

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DOCUMENT 1 - CASE FILE: Maria VOSS CHARGE(S) Surname VOSS Forename(s) Maria Address 8 Vernier Road, Arden Town, Arden County Postcode ART SPR Contact Telephone 07655457876 First arrest date 20 March 20- Date of Birth 16 July 1990 Reply to Charge (if any) No comment Station Arden Signed Person Charged Custody No URN Ethnicity (16 point) White - British 32 XB/9087/20-- Interpreter N/A Interpreter language N/A You are charged with the offence(s) shown below. You do not have to say anything. But it may harm your defence if you do not mention when questioned something which you later rely on in court. Sequential No Charge(s) Between 01 July 2022 and 19 February 2023, Maria VOSS committed fraud in that she dishonestly and intending thereby to make a gain for herself or another or to cause loss to another she made a false representation to Arden Bank namely that she was entitled to receive credits under a debit scheme in relation to payments made to Payme Ltd contrary to sections 1 and 2 of the Fraud Act 2006. 445XB64699999 Ethnic appearance (PNC) Northern European Signed Appropriate Adult DOCUMENT 1 - CASE FILE: Maria VOSS CHARGE(S) Surname VOSS Forename(s) Maria Address 8 Vernier Road, Arden Town, Arden County Postcode ART SPR Contact Telephone 07655457876 First arrest date 20 March 20- Date of Birth 16 July 1990 Reply to Charge (if any) No comment Station Arden Signed Person Charged Custody No URN Ethnicity (16 point) White - British 32 XB/9087/20-- Interpreter N/A Interpreter language N/A You are charged with the offence(s) shown below. You do not have to say anything. But it may harm your defence if you do not mention when questioned something which you later rely on in court. Sequential No Charge(s) Between 01 July 2022 and 19 February 2023, Maria VOSS committed fraud in that she dishonestly and intending thereby to make a gain for herself or another or to cause loss to another she made a false representation to Arden Bank namely that she was entitled to receive credits under a debit scheme in relation to payments made to Payme Ltd contrary to sections 1 and 2 of the Fraud Act 2006. 445XB64699999 Ethnic appearance (PNC) Northern European Signed Appropriate Adult

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Certainly heres a mitigation submission that could be made on behalf of Maria Voss in the context of her sentencing for the offense of fraud by false ... View the full answer