Security News > 2023 > July > Ex-Amazon manager jailed for stealing $10M using fake vendor invoices

A former Amazon manager described by prosecutors as the "Mastermind" behind a nearly $10 million scheme to steal money from the online megaretailer using fake invoices has been sentenced to 16 years behind bars in federal prison.

Amazon Warehouse ops manager Kayricka Wortham - also known as "Kayricka Dupree" and "Kayricka Young" - pleaded guilty to fraud charges in the US on November 30, and allegedly committed more crimes while on release after posting bond.

According to a judgment [PDF] filed today, Wortham must also pay restitution to Amazon in the amount of $9,469,731.

"The defendant abused her position of trust at Amazon to steal nearly $10 million from the company based on a brazen fraud scheme involving fake vendors and fictitious invoices," US Attorney Ryan Buchanan said in a statement.

Wortham, 32, worked as an operations manager at the Amazon Warehouse in Smyrna, Georgia from August 2020 to March 2022.

One of the co-conspirators was Brittany Hudson, who was in a relationship with Wortham and owned a business called Legend Express that contracted with Amazon to deliver packages to customers.

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