Key legal question
Whether the prosecution for fraud acts committed before 29 August 1997 was time-barred.
Extracted holding
The fraud acts committed before 29 August 1997 were time-barred under the applicable 15-year limitation period.
Extracted reasoning
The limitation period began on the day the criminal activity was carried out and ended with the pronouncement of the convicting decision on 29 August 2012; therefore, earlier acts were prescribed.