Reading Magistrates' Court: Nine in court over Kintbury solar panel 'scam'
Reading Magistrates' Court: Nine in court over Kintbury solar panel ‘scam’ Prosecutor claims villagers targetted in £17m fraud scheme John Garvey Villagers in Kintbury were allegedly targetted in a £17m solar panels scam. The prosecution alleges the defendants – traders from ESE Group Ltd and ESE Services Ltd, based in Sprint Way, Liverpool – used “harassment, coercion or undue influence” to sell solar panel equipment and bogus services. On Friday, nine men appeared for a preliminary hearing at Reading Magistrates’ Court following an investigation involving West Berkshire Coun...