A well-traveled man who swiped three cars

A well-traveled man who swiped three cars, including a U.S. Forest Service vehicle from Manchester, has been sentenced in federal court to two years in prison for aggravated identity theft. Federal court records show that Andrew Chaves, 25, who grew up in Hardwick, also used stolen credit cards to make his way around the northeast in stolen government vehicles. Chief Federal Judge Christina Reiss said the 24-month prison term would be consecutive to any state sentences imposed in three other jurisdictions, including Lamoille County. Chaves also has charges pending in Pennsylvania and Washington, D.C.  Reiss told Chaves, most recently from Washington, D.C., that he would be on federal supervised release for one year once he is discharged from any prison terms. Reiss also ordered Chaves to pay $25,246 in restitution to his victims, including those in Bennington County and the U.S. Government.