GREENBELT, Md. — A 45-year-old Arlington, Virginia, man was sentenced to 42 months in federal prison for a multi-victim identity theft fraud scheme in which he stole personal information from more than 20 individuals, opened bank accounts in their names, and used fraudulent identification cards bearing a U.S. Armed Forces seal.

U.S. District Judge Theodore D. Chuang imposed the sentence on Jade Ingalls, who pleaded guilty to false use of a passport and aggravated identity theft. Ingalls will serve three years of supervised release following his prison term. U.S. Attorney for the District of Maryland Kelly O. Hayes announced the sentence alongside Special Agent in Charge David Richeson of the U.S. Department of State’s Diplomatic Security Service Washington Field Office, Arlington County Police Department 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 to defraud the government and financial institutions. He used the stolen information to request duplicate driver’s licenses, open bank accounts, and access digital mailboxes. Ingalls traveled from city to city for short periods, using victims’ identities to rent hotels, furnished apartments, and individually owned rental properties through online marketplaces.

Law enforcement recovered evidence tying Ingalls to the scheme, including a transaction receipt found in a laptop bag, a notarized bank account closure authorization form, bank cards, gift cards, fraudulent identification cards, and an ID card printer. Authorities also discovered several ID cards displaying Ingalls’ photograph under three different victims’ names, each bearing the Armed Forces of the United States seal.

Hayes commended the Diplomatic Security Service, Arlington County Police Department, and Metropolitan Washington Airport Authority for their investigative work. Hayes also thanked Special Assistant U.S. Attorney Kertisha Dixon, who prosecuted the federal case.

Ingalls will begin his three years of supervised release upon completion of the 42-month prison term.