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The Canberra Times
The Canberra Times
National
Toby Vue

'Long and sorry history': Bid to delay sentencing for army fraudster refused

Travis Stephens (centre) walking out of court on Thursday with his lawyers. His sentence hand down is set for Monday. Picture by Toby Vue

A former Australian Army major who admitted defrauding the Defence Department of nearly $100,000 has been refused a bid to delay sentencing proceedings to obtain a medical scan about a potential brain injury.

His barrister then said the offender's symptoms and other cognitive conditions being linked with his offending could not be proven.

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