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Sydney 419 Scammer Jailed
kjots writes "The ABC is reporting that the Sydney District Court has sentenced a disability pensioner to more than five years in jail for his part behind a Nigerian email scam. One down ..."
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When calculating prison sentences, if the person has already been held on remand prior to and during trial then that time will be considered part of their punishment. While admittedly one year does seem an exceptionally long time, it's at least a possibility that he has been in remand that long, and that's why he'll be eligible for parole at that time.
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Being on a disability pension doesn't necessarily dicatate the degree of your disability in Australia. It could be anything from having a bad back (can't do any lifting) all the way to quadraplegia (definitely can't do any lifting). I'm assuming this guy was of the 'bad back' kind.
Umm.. your point? This is talking about the ABC, as in the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, not the Disney company.
In Australia you can be on a disability pension for something like back pain, it doesen't have to be so severe you can't move or are really disabled in any way. This guy could be a regular joe with a back problem, so not particular care should have gone into mention of "disabiliy pensioner"
Surely that should be disabled pensioner, not disability pensioner. Ahh well, there's no accounting for grammar on /. stories.
No no, it's right the way it is.
A "disability pensioner" is someone who receives a pension due to their disability.
"Disabled pensioner" would be someone who receives a pension due to their age and just happens to be disabled.
Cheers
Stor
"Yeah well there's a lot of stuff that should be, but isn't"
One of my favourite anti-spam sites (including the name) is What's the bloody point?? I especially like bait number 8 featuring Miss Maureen Adje Charlse only surviving daughter v Norman Gorman Smith-Bidet III & Gonad McDangle.
Kevin
"It's not the cough that carries you off, it's the coffin they carry you off in" O. Nash
Apparently his disability is a mental illness.
r ian_busts_2003.htm
http://www.crimes-of-persuasion.com/Nigerian/nige
Woe be on to them, all who rise against poor people, shall perish in a the end. Buju Banton
Compo, would have to be welfare-money ; Or a 'dole-bludger' (sp?) (by lack of a better word)
I'm an Aussie. A pom is a british person. Well, I guess only an english person, but its a slang term, could encompass all brits.
Compo is short for compensation. I don't have any experience with it myself, but I'm assuming its like the dole but with a bit more money, since you won't ever be able to get a job.
The dole is unemployment benefits/Social Security.
Incase anyone is interested (like, someone from a country without proper social security), I'm on Youth Allowance. I get paid money because I'm studying and my parents don't earn enough to support me (If my parents did, then I'd have to prove my independance from them).
Currently while I'm studying, the university costs are also paid for by the government via HECS. Basically its an interest free loan. Currently our goverment is trying to get rid of this system, not exactly sure why, probably don't want low-income earners to become educated.
By the way, regarding compo, it makes Australian's sound like they have the laziest workforce. Infact, we don't, I think we are close to the top when it comes to workhours. In the old days Australia was considered to be workers paradise, with extremely short working days etc, certainly isn't the case now, but some people seem to think it is.
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