Duluth man admits to identity theft scheme, swindling COVID-19 relief funds Jared Fiege is facing approximately five to seven years in prison under federal sentencing guidelines, with numerous felony charges still pending in state court for "terrorizing" former girlfriends. 6:33 pm, Jul. 14, 2021 × Getty Images A Duluth man admitted Wednesday to perpetrating a wide-ranging identity theft scheme that victimized about two dozen people and swindled unemployment and COVID-19 relief funds from the state and federal governments. Jared John Fiege, 34, pleaded guilty to felony counts of wire fraud and aggravated identity theft at a hearing in U.S. District Court, with a prosecutor asserting that his crimes had caused the loss of more than $550,000.