A fraudster from Taunton who tried to ‘bully’ an 81-year-old carer into paying thousands of pounds for home repairs she didn’t need has been handed a suspended jail sentence and … Continue reading
Trading Standards prosecutions
Former director of home improvement company pleads guilty to misleading customers
A former director of a company that carried out home improvements has received a suspended jail sentence after being prosecuted for deliberately misleading his customers. In a case brought by … Continue reading
Former director of Mobility Furniture Company jailed for fraud
An ‘arrogant and greedy’ former director of a company that supplied mobility aids and furniture to the elderly and vulnerable has been jailed for 15 months after being prosecuted for … Continue reading
Rogue builder who preyed on the vulnerable and elderly jailed
A rogue builder from Exeter has been jailed for 18 months and banned from trading for seven years for taking more than £59,000 in deposits for work he either didn’t … Continue reading
Farming family banned from keeping animals for 10 years
A family of livestock and dairy farmers have been banned from keeping cattle, sheep and pigs for 10 years, and each ordered to pay more than £3,000 in costs for … Continue reading