A "DESPICABLE" con artist jailed for fleecing elderly victims out of more than £250,000 was lucky to only get an 11-and-a-half-year prison term, Court of Appeal judges have ruled.James Ward, 30, was part of a callous gang of fraudsters who pressured old and vulnerable householders into paying for unnecessary maintenance work.The 12-strong group operated throughout the South East and Home Counties, taking £256,000 from unsuspecting victims.In all 24 households were targeted...
