Roofers who made £500,000 swindling the elderly and vulnerable face years behind bars

A family of roofers who conned vulnerable and elderly victims out of £500,000 in six months by charging huge fees for unnecessary work are facing jail. Brothers Patrick Cleere, 66, and William Cleere, 65, defrauded householders as old as 85 across London and Essex. A third brother, Timothy Cleere, 39, laundered the money they made. Between April and September 2016 the roofers cold-called victims they had identified as vulnerable to convince them their homes needed work. Victims were told their…