A COMPANY which ripped off village homeowners has been sentenced. The group used fake testimonials to mislead and overcharge customers for solar panels. Among those taken in were homeowners from Kintbury, leading to an investigation by West Berkshire Council’s Public Protection Partnership. Last March the company was convicted of knowingly or recklessly engaging in unfair commercial practice between November 2017 and February 2021.. At a recent Reading Crown Court sentencing hearing ESE Group Limited (formerly known as ESE Services Limited) was ordered to pay more than £1.4 million in fines, c…