San Diego Couple Admit to Two-Year Mail Theft Spree

SAN DIEGO - David Anthony Burge and Kyrsten Renee Bospflug pleaded guilty in federal court today, admitting that for two years, they stole mail from multiple post offices, apartment complexes and business complexes all over San Diego County - converting other peoples' checks, credit cards and personal information into more than $150,000 in nefarious profit.

According to their plea agreements, from July 2023 to July 2025, the husband-and-wife team worked as partners in crime, using stolen U.S. Postal Service keys and counterfeit keys manufactured by Burge to access and steal mail from the Bonita Post Office and apartment complexes all over San Diego - on Island Avenue, Georgia Court, Broadway Street, Ohio Street, 31^st Street, Riviera Drive, and Pacific Beach Drive.

Burge and Bospflug admitted they altered stolen checks so they could cash them. They also impersonated victims at banks using the victim's personally identifiable information - such as names, addresses, dates of birth, social security numbers and credit and debit card account numbers - obtained from the stolen mail.

For example, Burge falsely presented himself to at least three different banks posing as one of his victims, using the victim's actual birth date, Social Security number and other information to open bank accounts in the victim's name. Burge then mobile deposited stolen checks that were altered to list the victim as the payee, and then he deposited the stolen checks into the bank accounts that he opened and controlled. Bospflug admitting doing the same at two other banks, posing as a different victim.

The plea agreement details how Burge and Bospflug exchanged text messages detailing their crimes. For instance, in February 2024, Burge reported to Bospflug that "mail was scarce" but that "we have 2 amex" and "let's see what we can do with these checks." Burge and Bospflug understood "2 amex" to mean two American Express credit cards stolen from the mail, and the reference to "checks" to mean checks intended for others and stolen from the mail. On another occasion, Bospflug texted Burge to ask him to confirm a victim's social security number. Burge texted back a photograph containing that victim's PII. Bospflug texted back, "Nice, I remembered it," to which Burge replied, "[N]ice job … hopefully it works."

The defendants are scheduled to be sentenced on June 25 at 12:30 p.m. before U.S. District Judge Barry Ted Moskowitz.

This case is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorneys Allison Rogge and Eric Olah.

If you believe you may have been a victim of this crime, please contact the United States Postal Inspection Service hotline at 877-876-2455.

DEFENDANTS Case Number 26-cr-00726-BTM

David Anthony Burge Age: 33 Chula Vista, CA

Kyrsten Renee Bospflug Age: 36 Spring Valley, CA

SUMMARY OF CHARGES

Mail Theft Conspiracy - Title 18, U.S.C., Section 371

Maximum penalty: Five years in prison and $250,000 fine

INVESTIGATING AGENCY

United States Postal Inspection Service

*The charges and allegations contained in an indictment or complaint are merely accusations, and the defendants are considered innocent unless and until proven guilty.