Source: oleantimesherald.com 4/3/25
BRADFORD, Pa. — A Georgia man is in McKean County Jail, charged for allegedly impersonating a cop to scam a registered sex offender out of $1,000.
Rashawn Scott, 33, of Claxton, Ga., is charged with identity theft, a third-degree felony; theft by deception, theft by unlawful taking, theft by extortion and receiving stolen property, all first-degree misdemeanors; impersonating a public servant, a second-degree misdemeanor; and furnishing false information, a third-degree misdemeanor.
According to the criminal complaint, on Aug. 23, 2022, a Bradford man registered on the state police Megan’s Law website as a sex offender went to the Lewis Run state police barracks and attempted to give two gift cards to the police communications officer. He said he was told to bring the cards to the barracks.
The scam victim explained to state police that he was called by a Punxsutawney phone number that morning by someone who identified himself as “Sgt. Harding.” The person on the phone provided a badge number and said he had a warrant for the victim’s arrest. The caller, who state police allege was Scott, told the scam victim there were new laws pertaining to Megan’s Law offenders that they must provide DNA samples and other testing or a warrant would be issued for their arrest, according to the complaint.
Scott allegedly said if the scam victim gave him $1,000, he would “make the warrant go away.” When the scam victim said he didn’t have that kind of money, Scott pretended to be talking to superiors; the scam victim then said he could ask his uncle for money. Scott allegedly stayed on the phone with the scam victim while he drove to his uncle’s house to borrow money, the court records state.
Scott told the scam victim if he lost the call and didn’t call back, he would send people to arrest him. Still on the call, the scam victim went to CVS and purchased …
Give the scammer the clips of castration for he’ll go on to commit more fraud at the hands of the registry.