A rogue trader who preyed on vulnerable older residents in Buckinghamshire has been given a 30-month prison sentence after conning his victims out of more than £93,500.
Thomas Patrick Sweeney, a 43-year-old from Marsh Lane in Bishopstone, pleaded guilty to home improvement fraud at Aylesbury Crown Court on 21 March 2023. The Judge observed that the unnecessary work was not only overcharged, but the work done was 'abysmal' and priced extortionately.
During the sentencing hearing, the court heard how Sweeney, who initially cold called at his victims' property, conned them out of large amounts of money by targeting them and making them believe – wrongly – that they needed extensive roof and chimney improvement works to their High Wycombe home.
The defendant was sentenced for fraud, including by grossly overcharging for work.
In total, the victims paid a total of £93,500 in cheque payments towards the amounts sought by the defendant, which totalled £110,600.
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