A local man allegedly posed as an attorney and stole $1700 from a victim who thought he would provide representation.

Police in Jim Thorpe say that 29-year-old Christopher Jonathan Miller may have conned others with the scheme, and are asking members of the public for help.

Miller allegedly used a craigslist ad where he identified himself as Christopher Black, Esq., and offered legal services. However police say he was never admitted to the bar.

Police became suspicious of Miller after he went to Mahoning Township Police on March 7, identifying himself as an attorney, and asking questions about an ongoing investigation.

On March 8, Mahoning and Jim Thorpe Police met with Miller in on Sixth Street in Jim Thorpe, and took him into custody on an outstanding warrant out of Florida. He has been incarcerated since that date on the warrant.

A victim subsequently came forward and told police that he had paid $1,700 for legal services to a Christopher Black, who turned out to be Christopher Miller.

Miller has been charged with impersonating a licensed attorney and theft by deception, as well as drug possession for pills that were found on him when he was arrested. He recently waived his right to a preliminary hearing on the charges.

Police say that he may have had more victims. Anyone who may have had contact with Christopher Miller aka Christopher Black is asked to call the Jim Thorpe Police at 570-325-4995.