Man Posed As US Immigration Officer, Swindled Thousands From Mercer County Victim, Police Say

A Philadelphia man was slapped with charges after pretending to be a federal immigration officer and swindling thousands of dollars from a victim in Mercer County, authorities said Thursday.

Leroy Quammie, of Philadelphia
Photo Credit: *Hamilton Police Division via Facebook*

Valerie Musson

03/10/2022 11:07 a.m.

Leroy Quammie was using the pseudonym “Dill” when posing as a federal officer and “promising to expedite matters involving citizenship status within the United States” on Friday, Jan. 21, Hamilton Police said.

Quammie swindled the victim out of thousands of dollars in the process, police said.

Quammie turned himself into Hamilton Police on Wednesday before being charged with two counts of unauthorized practice of immigration law, theft by deception, and attempted theft by deception.

Quammie was being held in the Mercer County Corrections Center.

The investigation is ongoing. Anyone with information is asked to contact Detective Nicholas Schulte by calling (609) 689-5825 or sending an email to nschulte@hamiltonpd.org.

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