Questão jurídica principal
Whether the prosecution for fraud acts committed before 29 August 1997 was time-barred.
Decisão extraída
The fraud acts committed before 29 August 1997 were time-barred under the applicable 15-year limitation period.
Fundamentação extraída
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.