Man accused of stealing $432K in crab while impersonating Safeway agent
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A Florida man is accused of ordering over $400,000 worth of crab while impersonating a Washington state Safeway agent.
The alleged crab thief, identified as David Subil, was indicted in a U.S. District Court on the charge of interstate transportation of stolen property earlier this month, according to a report.
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Subil began his operation in January, prosecutors said.
While falsely impersonating a Safeway agent named Christopher Delgado, Subil dispatched fraudulent purchase orders to California-based Arctic Seafoods.
Arctic Seafoods then sent at least $432,000 of Russian king crab and opilio crab to North Star Cold Storage in Stanwood, the report noted.
Payment for the seafood was never delivered.
Subil was later arrested in Florida on charges of damage to property and driving under the influence, and on Feb. 7, authorities connected him to the heist, according to the report.
The alleged criminal attempted to flee to Colombia, prosecutors said.
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“According to [U.S. Customs and Border Protection] records, Subil has no international travel in the last five years,” charging documents read.
“Subil has no known connection to Colombia. Based on my experience and the recent activity in this case, I believe this last-minute travel was booked in order to flee the country from potential prosecution,” they add.