A convicted fraudster David Hardie, formerly known as David Black and David Diaz, has received a 16 month custodial sentence (suspended for two years) for breaching an order obtained by the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) which required him to notify the authority about any name changes.

Mr Hardie was convicted in 2018 alongside five others for a £17 million solar panel fraud that targeted 1,500 people – a majority of whom were pensioners – acros...