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Liverpool Echo
Liverpool Echo
National
Ellen Kirwin

Rogue trader conned vulnerable victims out of £78k for holiday to Turkey

A rogue trader conned vulnerable victims out of more than £78,000 for a family holiday to Turkey.

Patrick McDonagh, targeted people in Ellesmere Port and Wirral, using well-known website that allows the public to look for tradespeople. The rogue trader would then convince his victims they needed extensive work and overcharge them for the jobs.

The 38-year-old was the head of the fraudulent business, involving three others, Judy Greene, Kevin Greene and Robert Lloyd, who have also been jailed for money laundering after pleading guilty.

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