The D.C. man who admitted pretending to be a top aide to U.S. Rep. John Lewis (D-Ga.) was sentenced to three months home confinement Thursday.
Jarrett Lewis, an employee of a D.C.-based non-profit, pleaded guilty in July to a federal charge of impersonating a US government official. He faces up to three years in prison.
Jarrett Lewis, who is of no relation to the congressman, admitted to using the yearlong scheme to obtain field passes from the Washington Redskins and special access at the famed Clevelander bar on South Beach in Miami. According to prosecutors, employees of the bar notified the office of Rep. John Lewis. The scheme was executed between 2014 and 2015, according to prosecutors.
According to prosecutors' court filings, the bar tipped off Rep. Lewis about the scheme. They said he even created an email account to convince people he was the congressman's top aide.
In a statement to the judge, Jarrett Lewis apologized, including to Rep. Lewis and his real chief of staff, Capitol Hill veteran Michael Collins. He also apologized to the NFL.
Jarrett Lewis admitted listing the address of the Rep Lewis' Cannon House Office Building office suite when sending emails as part of the scheme.
Jarrett Lewis was a student at Syracuse University before serving with a D.C.-based non-profit, according to testimony and court records.
