DC man sentenced after stealing over $32,000 from Massachusetts Gucci outlet

BOSTON (WWLP) – A man from Washington D.C. was sentenced to federal prison in connection with stealing merchandise from a Gucci outlet store in Wrentham.

According to the Department of Justice, in September 2021, 30-year-old Linworth Hayes Crawford and others traveled from Washington D.C. to the Wrentham Village Premium Outlets in Massachusetts. They allegedly smashed the glass to enter the Gucci store and stole $32,000 in high-end merchandise including handbags, duffle bags, backpacks, and sunglasses.

The next day, one of the suspects allegedly posted on Instagram Gucci bags for sale, which appeared to be identical to the bags stolen during the burglary earlier that day.

Linworth Hayes Crawford, III pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to transport stolen goods in interstate commerce and one count of interstate transportation of stolen goods. On Tuesday, he was sentenced to eight months in federal prison, to be followed by two years of supervised release, and must pay $32,000 in restitution to the Gucci store at the Wrentham Outlets.

Crawford also took responsibility for a second similar burglary at a Prada store in Dawsonville, Georgia, where $37,000 in merchandise was stolen, the Department of Justice says.

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