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A 48-year-old Maryland man who worked as a waiter in Georgetown was sentenced to 38 months in prison today for stealing credit card information and using it to buy fancy pieces of art and jewelry.

Kerry T. Washington, a former employee of Thunder Burger and Bar, pleaded guilty in August to felony credit card fraud, first-degree felony fraud, and misdemeanor credit card fraud. From the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia:

According to the plea agreement, in September and October of 2012, Washington obtained the credit card numbers of four different victims while working as a waiter at a restaurant in Georgetown. One victim had treated his niece, who had been attending college in the area, to a meal at the restaurant. Shortly thereafter, he discovered thousands of dollars in fraudulent charges from an art gallery. That victim’s card was used to purchase artwork totaling approximately $46,000 from a Georgetown art gallery, including two Pablo Picasso etchings, as well as Henri Matisse and Damien Hirst etchings.

The art was recovered from a Fairfax County pawn shop. Washington also purchased diamond stud earrings, a wedding band, a diamond cross and a 16-inch gold chain with a stolen credit card number. He also paid for storage services and car repairs.

Finally, beginning in March 2012 and continuing through February 2013, Washington fraudulently obtained approximately $24,000 in cash in a check-kiting scheme. The investigation showed that Washington opened accounts at six different banks and subsequently deposited bad checks with the intent of artificially inflating his account balances. Washington would then withdraw large sums of money, knowing that the checks would be returned due to insufficient funds or for having been written on closed accounts.

All told, Washington will have to pay $39,000 in restitution.