ACCOMAC, Va. – A federal case tied to a scheme to steal and sell U.S. Navy equipment is continuing to unfold, with new charges filed and a trial now delayed for the wife of a man who earlier pleaded guilty.
As WBOC first reported, the case centers around what authorities described as a scheme that caused more than $100,000 in damage and losses at Naval Station Norfolk. Court documents now show a superseding indictment has been handed down against Tyra Giddens, of Accomac, accused of working with her husband in a plan to steal high-value materials from the naval station and sell them for profit.
According to the indictment, the alleged scheme ran from around April through September 2023 and involved stealing high-voltage power cables and other hardware used to supply electricity to Navy ships. Those materials, containing valuable metals like copper and aluminum, were then taken to recycling facilities and sold for cash, according to prosecutors…