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USVI man pleads guilty to Alvaro de Lugo Post Office burglary

Allen Springette, 45, of St Thomas, pleaded guilty today June 14. 2018, in District Court before District Court Judge Curtis V. Gomez, to burglary of the Alvaro de Lugo Post Office, United States Attorney Gretchen C.F. Shappert announced. Sentencing is set for October 18, 2018. Photo: VIC
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CHARLOTTE AMALIE, St Thomas, USVI - Allen Springette, 45, of St Thomas, pleaded guilty today June 14. 2018, in District Court before District Court Judge Curtis V. Gomez, to burglary of the Alvaro de Lugo Post Office, United States Attorney Gretchen C.F. Shappert announced. Sentencing is set for October 18, 2018.

In court today, Springette admitted that, had the case proceeded to trial, the government would have been able to prove that in the early morning hours of April 16, 2018, Springette gained entry into the Alvaro de Lugo Post Office by smashing one of its windows with a brick. After crawling through the window, Springette rifled through several postal packages and thereafter, as was captured on surveillance video, left with at least one package.

[US] Virgin Islands Police Department (VIPD) officers easily identified Springette as the individual captured on those surveillance videos and, upon encountering him later that same evening, noticed that Springette appeared to be wearing the same clothing as seen on the videos. When questioned, Springette admitted to breaking into the Alvaro de Lugo Post Office with the intent of finding items to steal and that he did, in fact, steal at least one postal package.

Springette faces a maximum sentence of five years and a fine of $250,000.

This case was investigated by the U.S. Postal Inspection Service and the Virgin Islands Police Department and is being prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Meredith J. Edwards.

2 Responses to “USVI man pleads guilty to Alvaro de Lugo Post Office burglary”

  • ... (14/06/2018, 19:42) Like (0) Dislike (0) Reply
    smh
  • yrral (16/06/2018, 10:28) Like (0) Dislike (0) Reply
    Why do they commit crime in the Virgin Island,when you can not flee the Island, maybe he will be sharing a cell with Manafort and other Russian conspirators


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