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VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (WAVY) — U.S. Marshals in Hampton Roads have arrested a man they say claimed to be a Navy SEAL as part of a scam he allegedly ran in Arizona.
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According to authorities, 58-year-old Phillip Ohman would identify himself as a Navy SEAL to earn the trust of businesses and then write bad checks after obtaining property and services. Ohman was known to wear Navy SEAL hats and to have a Navy SEAL bumper sticker on his vehicle. He also allegedly told  people about upcoming deployments he was scheduled for.
U.S. Marshals say Ohman never served in the military and has a criminal record beginning in the 1980's that spans several states, with multiple prior arrests for writing bad checks, theft, larceny and committing fraudulent schemes.
He has also been known to use different names while scamming his victims, one of which is Phillip D'Marcone.
Fugitive Task Force and Virginia Beach Fugitive Unit took Ohman into custody July 17 around 5 p.m. at a residence on the 2600 block of Killey Court.
Deputy U.S. Marshal Chris Leuer said, "Our local military is part of our community right here in Hampton Roads, and to have someone who wants to come into our community not only pretending that they are a Navy SEAL but then taking a step further and trying to exploit the trust that he has built off his fake reputation as a Navy SEAL, we take that personally."
Ohman is currently being held at Virginia Beach City Jail awaiting extradition to Arizona.