A Norfolk couple has admitted to stealing high-voltage cables from Naval Station Norfolk, recycling tens of thousands of pounds of copper for cash over several months in 2023.
Almount Gunter, 43, and his wife Tyra Giddens have pleaded guilty to theft of government property in connection with a scheme to steal valuable cables and materials belonging to the United States Navy. Gunter also pleaded guilty to wire fraud related to fraudulent COVID-19 relief loans.
The scheme unraveled on Sept. 1, 2023, when Naval Station Norfolk base police arrested Gunter at approximately 11 p.m. while he was attempting to drive out of the Naval Facilities supply yard in a rented Ford F-250 truck loaded with pieces of high-voltage cable, according to the records. A third party was in the passenger seat…