Men arrested on suspicion of fraud after theft of £450k of solar panels
Two men have been arrested as part of an investigation into the theft of more than £450,000 worth of solar panels.
Two men have been arrested as part of an investigation into the theft of more than £450,000 worth of solar panels.
The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) has sentenced the final two of six men jailed for defrauding customers, and secured £434,835.73 for the victims.
Six men found guilty in August of defrauding 1,500 victims out of £17 million in a solar PV sales scam have been sentenced to a total of over 30 years’ imprisonment between them.
Six people have been found guilty of a £17 million solar PV sales fraud that took in 1,500 victims, many of whom were elderly, retired and vulnerable people.
The Serious Fraud Office has charged five men connected to a rooftop solar installation company that defrauded people out of an estimated £13 million with conspiracy to commit fraud.