Man sentenced in defrauding case involving Morgan County man

MCCONNELSVILLE, Ohio–An Alaska man is headed to prison for defrauding 15 victims, which included an elderly Morgan County man, out of money, property and services valued at more than $750,000.

According to the Ohio Attorney General’s Office, 31 year old Andrew J. Jensen, of Anchorage, was sentenced to 8 1/2 years in prison and was ordered to pay restitution to his victims.

The sentence was handed down by visiting judge Michael Ward in the Morgan County Common Pleas Court.

An investigation by Yost’s Economic Crimes Unit and the Morgan County Sheriff’s Office revealed that Jensen stole cash and property totaling nearly $239,000 from an elderly Morgan County man between July 2014 and March 2017.

Jensen then used the stolen money to con other victims into believing he was independently wealthy.

He then convinced victims to purchase vehicles and other items for him but never paid them back.