Arlington Man Sentenced To Prison In Identity Theft Scheme

GREENBELT, MD — An Arlington man was sentenced to more than three years in federal prison Thursday in connection with an identity theft scheme that victimized more than 20 people, federal prosecutors said.

U.S. District Judge Theodore D. Chuang sentenced Jade Ingalls, 45, of Arlington, to 42 months in federal prison, followed by three years of supervised release, for false use of a passport and aggravated identity theft.

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Kelly O. Hayes, U.S. attorney for the District of Maryland, announced the sentence with Special Agent in Charge David Richeson of the U.S. Department of State’s Diplomatic Security Service Washington Field Office, Arlington County Police Chief Charles Penn and Metropolitan Washington Airport Authority Chief Joseph Kluh.

According to court documents, Ingalls stole victims’ personally identifiable information to siphon money from their accounts and defraud the government and financial institutions. Prosecutors said Ingalls used victims’ information to request duplicate driver’s licenses, open bank accounts and access digital mailboxes.

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Ingalls also traveled from city to city for short periods of time using victims’ information to rent hotels, furnished apartments and individually owned rental properties through online rental marketplaces, according to court documents.

Law enforcement later found evidence linking Ingalls to the scheme, including a transaction receipt in a laptop bag, a notarized bank account closure authorization form, bank cards, gift cards, fraudulent identification cards and an ID card printer, authorities said.

Authorities also found several ID cards displaying Ingalls’ photo under three different victims’ names, along with the Armed Forces of the United States seal, prosecutors said.