The recipient of stolen cards who then used them to purchase goods has been sentenced to serve concurrent 12-month good behaviour bonds in Dubbo Local Court.
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Kody Joshua McKellar was convicted of four charges, but another more serious charge of break, enter and steal from a house was dropped by the prosecution.
It had related to breaking and entering the home of a 93-year-old man, the court heard.
McKellar pleaded guilty to receiving stolen property and three counts of dishonestly obtaining financial advantage by deception.
The defence said they were essentially looking at $130 of transactions.
The solicitor said he accepted they were serious charges but submitted they were not at the upper end and asked for a good behaviour bond be considered on conviction.
Magistrate Andrew Eckhold said with the withdrawal of the principal charge, McKellar was lucky that nothing he could take into account was about knowing the victim was a 93-year-old man.
He said the circumstances of the matter were generally of concern - McKellar had used cards taken just minutes before from the house.
The court heard McKellar had spent 31 days remanded in custody after his arrest.
He was sentenced to a 12-month good behaviour bond for each of the remaining charges and directed to enter into the supervision of NSW Community Corrections.
"If you continue to offend, the likely next step is jail," Mr Eckhold said.
