The corporate and personal defendants were charged with multiple offences under the Consumer Protection Act, 2002, relating to two consumers.
The consumers entered into agreements for energy equipment based on representations regarding government rebates.
The agreements did not comply with statutory requirements.
The defendants were convicted in absentia of failing to provide compliant agreements and engaging in unfair business practices.
The charges of failing to provide a refund were dismissed because the consumers had not paid funds directly to the defendants, and the prosecution conflated "refund" with "reimbursement" under the statute.
