Three Irish men sentenced to jail in Perth for targeting elderly in scam

Three Irish men have been sentenced to prison by a Perth court for a roof repair scam targeting the elderly.

Three Irish men sentenced to jail in Perth for targeting elderly in scam
Sat, 13 Jun, 2015 - 15:53

Three Irish men have been sentenced to prison by a Perth court for a roof repair scam targeting the elderly.

In January, 18-year-old John Jason O'Brien, 19-year-old Thomas Kiely, and 23-year-old Desmond O'Reilly conned elderly people, some aged in their 90s, into believing their roofs needed repair.

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