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An Amazon manager masterminded an audacious $10 million (over R187 million) fraud ring that allowed her to buy a Tesla, a Lamborghini, and a mansion.

That’s one way to stick it to the big man (AKA Jeff Bezos). It would have been more of a power move if the former operations manager at the e-commerce giant’s Georgia warehouse, Kayricka Wortham, wasn’t just sentenced to 16 years in federal prison for orchestrating the plot, though.

The 32-year-old boldly involved six others in bamboozling the e-commerce giant out of $9,4 million, per Insider, using her position to create fake vendors and send the money to her own accounts.

Working at the Amazon warehouse from August 2020 to March 2022, Kayricka would pass the fake vendors on to unknowing subordinates to process, making fake invoices for them and linking them to bank accounts that she and her accomplices controlled.

Hudson ran Legend Express LLC, which was contracted with Amazon to deliver packages to customers, per the US Attorney’s Office.

The mastermind conspired with her partner in love, Brittany Hudson, during the scheme.

The couple used the proceeds of these fictitious invoices to make purchases including a $1 million home in Smyrna, a Lamborghini Urus, Dodge Durango, and a Tesla Model X.

Kayricka also dragged her coworkers into the scheme – including someone working in loss prevention, as well as a senior human resources manager – who provided Wortham with additional names and social security numbers to create more fake vendor accounts.

Her antics didn’t stop there. She is also faced with further fraud charges for fabricating court documents to close a deal with CRUS Franchising Company to franchise a hookah lounge in Atlanta.

What a boss move. But now she is being punished for her crimes.

Besides 16 years in prison and three years of supervised release, Kayricka has also been ordered to pay Amazon almost $9,5 million in restitution.  The home and cars she bought have already been seized, along with $2,7 million in cash from multiple bank accounts.

“This individual stole millions from a business that employed her – exploiting not only their trust, but our nation’s financial systems,” said the US Secret Service’s Steven R. Baisel in a statement.

Cry Kayricka a river. Bezos can take the knock.

[source:insider]