Crooked couple nets $150,000 from Post Office, apartmentcomplex mailtheft racket
Apr 15, 2026
A couple who stole mail from residences and post offices across San Diego County, then used financial information acquired during the thefts to gain over $150,000 in profit, pleaded guilty to federal charges Tuesday.
Prosecutors said that over the course of two years, David Anthony Burge, 33, and
Kyrsten Renee Bospflug, 36, used stolen U.S. Postal Service and counterfeit keys to steal mail from the Bonita Post Office and apartment complexes throughout the city of San Diego.
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According to the U.S. Attorney’s Office, the impacted complexes were located on Island Avenue, Georgia Court, Broadway Street, Ohio Street, 31st Street, Riviera Drive, and Pacific Beach Drive.
After obtaining victims’ personally identifiable information, Burge and Bospflug impersonated the victims at banks and opened accounts in the victims’ names, prosecutors said.
They also nabbed credit cards and checks during the thefts, with both defendants admitting in plea agreements that they altered and deposited stolen checks into bank accounts they controlled.
The pair are slated to be sentenced in June.
Anyone who believes they may be a victim of the crimes was advised to contact the United States Postal Inspection Service hotline at 877-876-2455.
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