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A group of criminals who ran a £1m home improvement scam have been jailed
Posted 18 December 2024 | JoTS Online
Content Tags: Updates|Crime|Yorkshire and the Humber
UPDATES: Rogue traders who targeted householders with fraudulent home improvement work have been jailed following a lengthy investigation, sending a strong deterrent message to offenders operating in the sector.
Four fraudsters who offered substandard home improvement services, ripped off victims and exploited the Government’s Green Deal funding initiative to the tune of more than £1m have been sentenced following a National Trading Standards (NTS) investigation.
The group, operating as ‘Pilkington Home Improvements’, supplied and fitted windows and doors, targeting victims across Yorkshire ...
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