Suspended sentence

Lawson Donald is a former Bell Potter Securities adviser who was the subject of court proceedings after pleading guilty to dishonest conduct related to his role as an employee.

Last year Lawson Donald pleaded guilty to a count of dishonestly using his position as an employee to gain an advantage.

He was given a two-year suspended sentence, which the article says was fully suspended and accompanied by a two-year good-behaviour bond.

The sentence was fully suspended, meaning the two-year sentence was not activated immediately and was paired with a two-year good-behaviour bond, as reported in the article.

Lawson Donald was sentenced in Sydney’s District Court, according to the article.

The article states that Lawson Donald pleaded guilty last year to the charge of dishonestly using his position to gain an advantage.

No — the article only reports the guilty plea and the two-year fully suspended sentence with a two-year good-behaviour bond; it does not mention additional penalties or regulatory actions.

Yes — the article identifies Lawson Donald as a former adviser at Bell Potter Securities in relation to the dishonest conduct and sentencing.