A Virginia man was sentenced on June 1 to 42 months in federal prison for his role in an identity theft fraud scheme, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Maryland.
U.S. District Judge Theodore D. Chuang imposed the sentence on Jade Ingalls, 45, of Arlington, who was also ordered to serve three years of supervised release after his prison term. Ingalls was convicted of false use of a passport and aggravated identity theft related to a scam that targeted more than 20 individuals.
Kelly O. Hayes, U.S. Attorney for the District of Maryland, announced the sentencing along with Special Agent in Charge David Richeson from the U.S. Department of State Diplomatic Security Service – Washington Field Office; Chief Charles Penn from Arlington County Police Department; and Chief Joseph Kluh from Metropolitan Washington Airport Authority.
According to court documents, Ingalls used stolen personal identifiable information (PII) from victims to withdraw funds from their accounts and defraud government agencies and financial institutions. He used victims’ PII to request duplicate driver’s licenses, open bank accounts, access digital mailboxes, and rent hotels and apartments via online rental marketplaces while traveling between cities.
Authorities recovered evidence linking Ingalls to these activities, including transaction receipts found in a laptop bag; notarized bank account closure forms; various bank cards and gift cards; fraudulent identification cards; an ID card printer; as well as several ID cards bearing Ingalls’ photograph but listing three different victims’ names along with an Armed Forces seal.
Hayes commended law enforcement agencies involved in the investigation and thanked Special Assistant U.S. Attorney Kertisha Dixon for prosecuting the case. The U.S. Attorney for the District of Maryland prosecutes federal crimes, handles civil cases on behalf of the United States government, collects debts owed to government agencies, employs over 200 personnel across its divisions, serves nearly six million residents statewide, and is part of the Department of Justice structure, according to the official website.