Conman who tricked fiancee with a £20 engagement ring facing jail

Stoke Newington

  A conman is facing jail after he tried to swindle a dream wedding for his fiancee and gave her a fake engagement ring worth just £20. Lasse Hartmann, 43, sold premium wine packages that never materialised to 20 businessmen and women, including the Michelin starred chef Simon Hulstone. He portrayed himself as a wealthy entrepreneur who had been a mental coach for Usain Bolt, a knight of Denmark, and a multi-millionaire. But Hartmann was a serial fraudster wanted on…

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