Milton Keynes: Man jailed after tricking victims out of £70,000 online

Tresdian Green, 53, of Harlow Crescent, Oxley Park, Milton Keynes, met his victims on the dating site Plenty of Fish in early 2018 and again in early 2019.

After a few months, he started asking them to lend him money, saying he would pay them back with interest.

Green asked his first victim for small amounts to help pay staff and taxes. Over time, this accumulated to around £11,700. The company only had one member of staff.

He asked his second victim for money as an investment in car selling company in which she would see a better return than through a bank.

This amount came to £59,000. The company wasn’t linked to car sales, but recruitment, and it didn’t have any assets.

Green was charged on October 30 last year and sentenced to three years and two months behind bars on Tuesday, July 27, police confirmed today.

At a previous hearing he pleaded guilty to two counts of fraud by false representation.

Green was also ordered to pay £5,000 compensation to his victims.

Investigating officer, PC Jamie Mulliner, based at Milton Keynes police station, said: “These cases took two years to bring to court due to the intricacies of the fraud that had to be thoroughly investigated.

“The victims were unknown to each other, however the frauds were almost identical in how they came to fruition, the length of their relationships with Green and the trust he gained from them.

“I am pleased that Green pleaded guilty and will now serve a custodial sentence as a result of his deception.

“Although the compensation Green will pay to the victims does not replace all of the money he took from them, I hope they can now move on from their experiences.”

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