In addition, the defendant was convicted of many more serious offenses - fraud and forgery offenses that were committed under aggravated circumstances. The defendant, who was a lawyer by profession - who is entrusted with upholding the law and is supposed to serve as an example of this and is often a court clerk - harmed not only the public's trust in the authorities, but also the reputation and good name of the legal profession. Majda, on the other hand, was convicted of the main offense of theft by an authorized person together with the defendant, and of offenses relating to aiding and abetting the fraudulent offenses committed by the defendant, as well as offenses under the Income Tax Ordinance.
Therefore, each person's role in the affair is different, when their actions differ from one another, both in the number of offenses and charges, and in the severity of the acts attributed to them.
Not only that, in Majida's case, the parties reached a plea bargain in which a sentence was determined, with the accuser limiting herself to a sentence of 20 months in prison and the defendant was entitled to claim a sentence of 9 months of community service. As part of Majda's sentence, the court ruled that "in this case, there is no justification for setting an appropriate and precise punishment range, especially in light of the accuser's arguments that the arrangement was formulated against the background of evidentiary difficulties and exceptional health circumstances of the defendant..."
I will also note that a review of the sentence in Majda's case reveals that the court took into account her confession when the evidence was heard. In addition, the court noted that the reason for sentencing Majida to the lower threshold of the range agreed upon between the parties was her complex and difficult health condition.
In view of the above, I did not find any substance in the argument of the defendant's counsel that the sentence of Majda, his accomplice, has implications for the defendant's sentence, and that each case must be examined on its own merits.