A couple in charge of a firm supplying power to more than 100,000 homes are facing fraud charges, The Mail on Sunday can reveal.
Keith and Maria Bastian, who run energy supplier Outfox The Market, are awaiting trial on 11 charges of fraud and commercial malpractice linked to separate companies called Fischer Future Heat and Premier Radiators.
The couple have courted extensive publicity for their businesses, sponsoring corporate events attended by celebrities such as Gary Lineker, and signing deals with Leicester Tigers to display Fischer Future Heat on their rugby kit.
There is no suggestion that either Lineker or Leicester Tigers are linked to the allegations.
The claims made against the couple and the other defendants include allegations of fraud and aggressive sales practices which involved ‘harassment, coercion or undue influence’ committed with ‘consent, connivance or was attributable to some neglect’.
Keith and Maria Bastian are awaiting trial on 11 charges of fraud and commercial malpractice linked to separate companies called Fischer
