Kayricka Wortham, an ex-manager at an Amazon in Atlanta, has received her punishment for stealing over $9.4 million.
Wortham, and six other people, had been charged for plotting and fraudently taking millions of dollars from the company.
In December, Wortham and Demetrius Hines were said to have used their roles with the company to provide fake invoices for fake vendors. This led to Amazon distributing $9.4 million to the two and the other co-conspirators.
Wortham, the leader of the “scheme” and co-conspirator Brittany Hudson, are said to have used the money that was stolen to buy real estate and luxury vehicles, including a $1 million residence in Smyrna, Georgia. The pair also bought a Lamborghini, a Dodge Durango, a Tesla, a Porsche, and a motorcycle, as well.
The conspirators were able to carry out the plot by taking personal information and providing fake vendor accounts. They were then given the fraudulent funds as a part of the plan.
On June 20, others involved in the scheme were indicted. These include Jamar James, 47 and Darrel Burgo, 32, who are accused of various offenses such as conspiracy, wire fraud, money laundering, aggravated identity theft, and more.
None of them have been sentenced as of yet.
On June 5, Wortham was sentenced to 16 years in federal prison and then three years of supervised release. She will also have to pay back the money that she stole from the company.
In addition to all of this, the Department of Justice made Wortham hand over more than $2.7 million from the fraudulent funds and the cars that she bought, too.
Wortham is still facing charges for forging a federal judge’s signature and a seal of the court.
