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Rogue trader guilty on five counts


Walsall TS prosecuted a builder who ripped off customers with shoddy and unfinished work

Richard Young

Posted 08 November 2024 | JoTS Online


Content Tags:  Updates|Crime|West Midlands


UPDATES: Walsall Trading Standards has secured guilty verdicts against rogue builder Shane Steven Rollinson, whose poor work, false business identities and attempts to influence witnesses left customers thousands of pounds out of pocket.

A rogue builder who ripped off his customers to the tune of more than £31,000 has been found guilty of five offences following an investigation by Walsall Council Trading Standards.

Shane Steven Rollinson came to the attention of the Trading Standards team when two local residents complained about his activities. Rollinson demanded upfront payments for materials that often did not ar...

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