A U.S. District Court judge in Bridgeport on Friday sentenced a man from Jamaica to nearly 6 years in federal prison for his role in a scam that defrauded an elderly Mystic resident of almost $1.2 million.

Judge Kari A. Dooley also ordered Stieve Fernandez, 35, to pay the full amount in restitution.

Fernandez in February pleaded guilty in Bridgeport to a conspiracy charge stemming from a lottery scam. He was accused of defrauding the Mystic resident by falsely claiming that the victim won the lottery or some sort of sweepstakes and had to pay taxes and other expenses tied to the winnings.

A news release from the office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Connecticut stated Fernandez used various pseudonyms while speaking to the victim over the phone, including "Damian Jackson," "Jesse Jackson" and "Huckleberry Finn."

From about 2015 to 2018, Fernandez and two other people, Horace Crooks and Minique Morris, swindled the Mystic resident out of $1,196,207, according to court documents and statements.

"Fernandez directed the victim to pay fees in various ways, including by mailing checks and money orders to Morris in Brampton, Ontario, and Crooks in Orlando, Florida; wiring funds to bank accounts controlled by Morris and Crooks; and purchasing and sending precious metals products to Morris and Crooks," the release said. "Fernandez instructed his co-conspirators how to transfer or deliver the fraud proceeds to him in Argentina or Jamaica, where Fernandez resided."

In October 2018, a New Haven grand jury indicted Fernandez, Morris and Crooks on 10 counts of conspiracy and fraud offenses. Fernandez was arrested in Jamaica in May 2019 and extradited to the United States.

The Justice Department has a National Elder Fraud Hotline, (833) 372-8311, to help seniors who may be victims of fraud.