Thomas Coffey jailed for roof repair fraud in Dublin

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Thomas Coffey was jailed for 18 months for stealing €4,800 in a roof repair fraud case at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court, reported on 24 November 2015. The offence involved an 81-year-old Dublin man who paid more than €14,000 for work estimated to be worth about €1,000.

Coffey pleaded guilty and admitted his role after initially claiming he had been collecting money for someone else. Judge Martin Nolan said the men had taken advantage of a vulnerable person before imposing the custodial sentence.