SAN FRANCISCO, July 30 (UPI) -- An employee at San Francisco International Airport and his wife are accused of stealing luggage in the aftermath of the Asiana Airlines crash, prosecutors said.
Sean Sharif Crudup, 44, a customer service agent for United Airlines, and wife Raychas Elizabeth Thomas, 32, are charged with felony grand theft and felony commercial burglary, the Los Angeles Times reported.
If convicted, each faces a maximum sentence of four years and four months in prison.
San Mateo County District Attorney Stephen Wagstaffe said the couple is accused of stealing several pieces of luggage from a plane that landed at SFO before the July 6 crash.
Wagstaffe said the luggage contained $30,000 worth of clothing which Thomas is accused of returning to Nordstrom.
A large number of items from the luggage was found at the suspects' home in Richmond, Calif., he said.
The Asiana Airline crash killed three young Chinese students and injured nearly 200 passengers and crew members.
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