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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Margaret Davis

Investigation launched into suspected fraud against debt-ridden local council

Thurrock Council was left in huge amounts of debt after failed investments in solar farms (Daniel Leal-Olivas/PA) - (PA Wire)

The Serious Fraud Office has launched an investigation into failed investments in solar farms that left a local council £1.5 billion in debt.

Investigators have issued so-called section 2 notices against banks and other financial institutions to demand documentation relevant to the case.

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