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'Abrasive' rogue builder jailed


A fraudster guilty of a 'shocking case of shoddy workmanship' has been imprisoned

Richard Young

Posted 13 January 2025 | JoTS Online


Content Tags:  Updates|Crime|West Midlands


UPDATES: Another rogue builder has received a custodial sentence after exploiting householders, sending a clear message that serious consumer fraud will be pursued through the courts.

A criminal who targeted vulnerable and elderly people, persuading them to part with large sums of money for building work that he had no intention of carrying out, has been jailed for 34 months following an investigation by Dudley Council Trading Standards.

Kevin Bambrick (36) of Borough Crescent, Oldbury, charged his victims for materials that never arrived and work that was never comple...

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