Illawarra woman behind whopping $2.4m fraud wins appeal, has sentence reduced

Key points

• The NSW Court of Appeal has reduced the jail sentence of Lynne Maree Geoghegan, 60, who defrauded a building services company of about $2.4 million. Geoghegan will now serve five years and three months, with a three-year non-parole period, making her eligible for release in March 2028.
• She had originally been sentenced to six-and-a-half years with a four-year non-parole period. She pleaded guilty to dishonestly obtaining financial advantage by deception.
• The appeal court found the sentencing judge had not considered how her mental health disorders affected the weight given to general deterrence.