Criminal splashed dirty cash laundered by husband and wife duo on lavish Turkey holiday - which proved to be their downfall
Four criminals whose actions brought "catastrophic" finanacial and emotional changes to the lives of three vulnerable people have been jailed. Victims were duped into parting with tens of thousands of pounds in a scam operated by the quartet in Cheshire.
Chester Crown Court heard how McDonagh was the head of the fraudulent enterprise, using a well-known website that allows the public to look for tradespeople, to target vulnerable victims. Officers uncovered how another victim, who was registered blind, ended up handing over £17,800 to the scammer for maintenance work at his address in Bromborough, Wirral, which included no more than basic weeding of the garden, repointing of a wall and jet washing of a patio. The victim was told that he required new damp course at the property and McDonagh said he had installed this and was covered by the price - but that was a lie.
In a statement Cheshire Constabualry said: "McDonagh was found to be using bank accounts of associates Lloyd and the Greene family to launder the money from his victims. This money was quickly withdrawn as cash and used to purchase high-value vehicles such as a Ford Ranger which were quickly sold on.
Due to the catalogue of evidence all the accused pleaded guilty to the offences put to them. A boy, who was aged 16 at the time, was cautioned for conspiracy to commit fraud. McDonagh was jailed for 45 months for conspiring to commit fraud and money laundering.
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