{"id":367044,"date":"2026-08-09T21:06:08","date_gmt":"2026-08-09T21:06:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/367044\/"},"modified":"2026-08-09T21:06:08","modified_gmt":"2026-08-09T21:06:08","slug":"savannah-man-arrested-in-florida-keys-after-alleged-22k-law-enforcement-scam-monroe-police-say","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/367044\/","title":{"rendered":"Savannah man arrested in Florida Keys after alleged $22K law enforcement scam, Monroe police say"},"content":{"rendered":"

A Savannah man was arrested in the Florida Keys after Investigators said he was invovled in a law enforcement impersonation scam that cost a Marathon resident more than $22,000.<\/p>\n

Thomas Kelly Pullen, 20, was arrested Aug.7 and charged with grand theft, organized scheme to defraud and impersonation of a law enforcement officer, according to the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office.<\/p>\n

The investigation began in May after the victim reported receiving multiple phone calls from people claiming to work for the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office and Lee County Sheriff’s Office.<\/p>\n

Investigators said the callers falsely told the victim that he had missed jury duty and would need to pay money to avoid being arrested.<\/p>\n

The victim eventually agreed to pay the $22,450 to an unkown man posing as an undercover law enforcement officer In the parking lot of a Marathon grocery store, according to the sheriff’s office.<\/p>\n

But the calls did not stop there. Later that same day, the victim received another call requesting an additional $31,500.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Investigators said that was when the victim became suspicious and contacted the actual Monroe County Sheriff’s Office.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Detectives promptly launched an investigation, and the victim later identified Pullen as a suspect, according to the Sheriff’s office.<\/p>\n

The Monroe County Sheriff’s Office said the investigation remains ongoing, and additional arrests or charges from the sheriff’s office or other law enforcement agencies may be pending.<\/p>\n

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