A Georgia man has been arrested for bilking a Sherman resident out of thousands of dollars in a phone scam.  The Sherman Resident Trooper says the man, later determined to be 21-year old Kevin Ortega, claimed to be a government employee during an elaborate scheme back in February. 

After a several month long investigation, he was identified and an arrest warrant issue.  Ortega was arrested in Georgia on the 18th and extradited to Connecticut.  He was charged with larceny and criminal attempt of larceny and held on bond. 

Ortega was arraigned yesterday. 

The Sherman Resident Trooper’s Office is reminding people to be cautious when answering suspicious phone calls, and while opening suspicious emails and letters.