CONVICTED fraudster Mackael Stockhausen, who defrauded his employer MJH Group of more than $1 million, has had six months shaved off the non-parole period of his custodial sentence so that he can seek mental health support.
Stockhausen, who appeared in Newcastle District Court before Judge Roy Ellis via audiovisual link from Parklea on Tuesday, will now be eligible for release on parole on August 29, 2023.
He was originally jailed for five years, and eligible for release to parole on February 27, 2024. He appealed the sentence, asking for a shorter non-parole period to address his mental health issues.
Stockhausen faked invoices to swindle his employer out of more than $1 million dollars and when he lost that job, he started again with another company a month later.
When he got caught, he lied about his offending, blamed others, lied to psychologists, exaggerated his mental health issues, and lied about having had an operation to get out of community service.
The list of crimes for which he was sentenced include 18 counts of obtain financial advantage by deception against MJH Group, two counts of larceny and two counts of obtain money by deception, two counts of common assault, and make a false document intended to mislead a public official.
Magistrate Peter Barnett concluded there was no motive other than greed for Stockhausen's crimes against MJH Group between September 2016 and July 2017.
During that time he created invoices for IT equipment using the details of a West Australian company with no knowledge or affiliation with him, linked to his own accounts.
