A Keys couple that quit their jobs to sail to Cuba have pleaded guilty to stealing the sailboat they used. https://t.co/06Iv0t6YYc
— Miami Herald (@MiamiHerald) December 5, 2018
They were arrested near the resort town of Varadero on the country’s northern coast on April 1.
The couple then spent six months in jail in Cuba.
They flew back to Miami International Airport in September, where federal agents arrested them.
Burnmeister claimed they thought the boat had been abandoned, but when they were on their trip, they realized the boat belonged to somebody, The Miami Herald reported.
They both face up to five years in prison for conspiracy to transport a vessel in foreign commerce when they are sentenced next month, The Miami Herald reported.
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