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A cowboy builder who targeted vulnerable victims has been jailed for two and a half years
Posted 27 February 2024 | JoTS Online
Content Tags: Updates|Crime|West Midlands
UPDATES: A prolific rogue trader who targeted elderly homeowners with unnecessary and unfinished repair work has been jailed after a Trading Standards investigation exposed a sustained pattern of deception worth more than £35,000.
A rogue trader who preyed on vulnerable homeowners in Shrewsbury and Telford with unnecessary and unfinished repair work has been jailed for two and a half years.
William Longhurst (32), from Stoke-on-Trent, was investigated by Shropshire Council Trading Standards, supported by Telford & Wrekin Council Trading Standards.
Officers found that over a two-year period Longhurst h...
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