Spring in Wisconsin brought a legal storm for Waukesha-based Sun Badger Solar, where prosecutors say big solar promises fizzled out before panels ever went up. Two company founders are now facing felony charges after customers said they shelled out thousands for projects that never showed up, leaving homes and businesses out both cash and clean energy.
Dane County prosecutors charged co-founders Trevor Sumner and Kristopher Sipe on March 17 with multiple felony counts of theft by a contractor, each tied to alleged losses between $10,000 and $100,000. Bond was set at $500 for each case, totaling about $2,000 per defendant, according to FOX6 Milwaukee. Among the alleged victims is Milwaukee resident Paul Carter, who told investigators he lost $18,000 to Sun Badger and was listed as one of more than 140 creditors in a receivership filing, the station reports…