Detectives from the Economic Crime Unit at Cheshire Police have charged a man from Telford with multiple counts of fraud.

Marc Cole-Jones, 52, of Church Grove, Donnington, Telford, has been charged with 22 counts of fraud by false representation.

The charges relate to romance fraud allegations involving six victims from Cheshire, Lancashire, Shropshire, Warwickshire, Manchester and the West Midlands, which are reported to have occurred between 2009 and 2024.

The total value of the offences is more than £590,000.

Cole-Jones, also known as Marc Cole and Marc Sands, has been bailed and is set to appear at Warrington Magistrates Court on Monday 18 August.