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Four jailed after major investigation


Rogue roofing contractors targeted elderly and vulnerable London residents

Richard Young

Posted 17 October 2019 | JoTS Online


Content Tags:  Updates|Crime|London


UPDATES: Four roofing fraudsters have been jailed after Brent and Harrow Trading Standards uncovered a doorstep crime operation that stripped vulnerable homeowners of hundreds of thousands of pounds and exposed an international money-laundering network.

Four fraudsters who scammed pensioners across London out of three quarters of a million pounds will spend a total of 18 years in prison following a major investigation conducted by <a href="https://www.harrow.gov.uk/business/trading-standards?documentId=12579&amp;categoryId=210274">Brent and Harrow Trading Standards</a>.

The defendants, who all worked for Randhaw...

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