2026-06-16
Fraudster jailed for conning over €50k from elderly woman for garden work
Stage: Sentence
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: Photo: Collins) A fraudster who conned an elderly woman out of over €50,000 for "very poor" quality work in her garden – including €5,000 for power washing – has been jailed for a year. The judge imposed a two-year sentence but suspended the final 12 months of the term on strict conditions.; Judge Orla Crowe had adjourned the case, which she described as deeply serious, to allow the report be completed.