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Rogue traders who targeted an elderly man have been prosecuted in Southwark
Posted 18 June 2019 | JoTS Online
Content Tags: Updates|Crime|London
UPDATES: Two men have been sentenced for laundering money obtained through a rogue trading fraud that cost a vulnerable pensioner £72,000, following a determined investigation by Southwark Council's trading standards team.
Southwark Council has won a prosecution against offenders who sought to profit from rogue trading fraud, where a vulnerable pensioner was preyed upon and defrauded of £72,000. David Butler and Samson Smith pleaded guilty to charges related to money laundering and were sentenced at the Inner London Crown Court on 13 June.
In 2017, Mr Andreasen , an elderly home owner, was targeted by ...
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