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Carlow fraudster jailed for taking advantage of elderly man

A Carlow resident, who was part of a team of fraudsters that made a 81-year-old man pay over €14,000 for work to his roof that was worth €1,000, has been jailed for 18 months.

Carlow fraudster jailed for taking advantage of elderly man

Tue, 24 Nov, 2015 - 00:00

Sonya McLean

Thomas Coffey, 31, of Angler’s Walk, Carlow Town, pleaded guilty at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court to stealing €4,800 from Sinclair Downey at his Dublin home in September 2013.

His 19 previous convictions include four for theft.

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Place: Carlow Place: Carlow Town Place: Dublin Place: Ballyspillane Place: Killarney Place: Convent Road, Abbeyfeale, Limerick Person: Thomas Coffey Person: Sinclair Downey Person: Colleen Doherty Person: Cormac Quinn BL Person: Coffey Person: Patrick O’Brien Person: Downey Person: Gardaí Person: O’Brien Organisation: Dublin Circuit Criminal Court

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