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Date: 12-01-2021
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Case Number: 3:20-cr-00158-VLB
Judge: Vanessa L. Bryant
Court: United States District Court for the District of Connecticut (Hartford County)
Plaintiff's Attorney: United States Attorney’s Office
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Description: Hartford, Connecticut criminal defense attorney represented defendant charged with conspiracy to possess and transport stole property.
Andres Barclett, also known as “Coolie,” 27, of Hartford, was involved in the “Operation American Steal,” a long-term multi-agency investigation into numerous “grab and go” thefts from various retail fashion stores in Connecticut and nearby states. A “grab-and-go” scheme is a type of theft where one or more perpetrators enter a retail store, grab as many items of clothing or other goods as they can carry, leave the store without paying for the merchandise, and depart in a waiting getaway vehicle.
Barclett was part of a network of individuals who in 2019 and 2020 committed more than 50 grab and go thefts from Polo Ralph Lauren, T.J. Maxx, Balenciaga, Burberry, Macy’s, Marshalls, Dick’s Sporting Goods, Tommy Hilfiger, Sephora and other stores in Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Vermont, and New York. They then transported the stolen merchandise to Connecticut and sold the items on the internet or the street.
Barclett participated in at least 13 thefts resulting in losses of more than $50,000.
On September 15, 2020, a grand jury returned a six-count indictment charging Barclett and seven other individuals. Barclett has been detained since May 8, 2020, since his arrest on unrelated state charges. On August 25, 2021, he pleaded guilty in federal court to one count of conspiracy to transport and possess stolen property.
This matter is being investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Hartford, New Canaan, Wrentham (Mass.), Auburn (Mass.) and Nassau County (N.Y.) Police Departments. The case is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorneys Margaret Donovan and Brendan Keefe.
CONSPIRACY TO DEFRAUD THE UNITED STATES - Conspiracy to Transport and Possess Stolen Property
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Outcome: Defendant was sentenced to 15 months in prison, followed by two years of supervised release and was ordered to pay $19,968.85 in restitution.
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