A young man who allegedly posed as a congressman while leaving a trail of bad checks and other scams has been arrested, two months after he talked his way out of jail. Jason T. McDermott, 22, of west suburban Elmhurst was arrested at an Ohio motel Sunday. He had been wanted on charges of forgery and theft in Illinois and Indiana. Police said he had posed as either Rep. Jim McDermott (D-Wash.) or the congressman’s son. He allegedly billed the 59-year-old congressman for a limousine rental at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago. He also posed as the congressman in an attempt to delay his own divorce proceedings and contacted the Indianapolis Zoo about getting a job for his “daughter,” Caroline, police said. Caroline is the name of the alleged con man’s ex-wife.
