Fraudster bought girlfriend fake £20 engagement ring

Stoke Newington

An entrepreneur was revealed as a fraud when his fiance discovered their lavish wedding was sham and her engagement ring was worth just £20, a court heard. Lasse Hartmann, 43, claimed he provided mental coaching for Usain Bolt and had won Denmark’s highest military honour, jurors heard. He planned a £50,000 wedding reception for his marriage to Adanma Wokoh and hired celebrity chef Simon Hulstone. Mr Hulstone ended up losing lost £3,527 in the scam after buying wine Hartman never paid…

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