Rogue traders jailed for conning vulnerable people out of £880,000

• Charlie Lee, 57, and James Cunningham, 41, have been jailed for fraud.
• They conned vulnerable victims out of approximately £880,000.
• An 83-year-old woman was coerced into paying £18,000 for fake repairs.
• Lee was sentenced to three years and 10 months, Cunningham to five years and 10 months.

Two rogue traders have been sentenced to prison for defrauding vulnerable individuals out of approximately £880,000. Charlie Lee, 57, and James Cunningham, 41, were caught on camera pressuring an 83-year-old woman into paying £18,000 for non-existent repairs.

Nottinghamshire Police found that the pair had carried out minimal work while employing aggressive tactics to extract over £30,000 from this single victim. The investigation revealed a wider pattern of exploitation, with the total sum defrauded reaching around £880,000.

Lee received a sentence of three years and 10 months, while Cunningham was sentenced to five years and 10 months for their fraud offenses.