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Atlanta woman gets 16 years for Amazon fraud and forged judge signature
Fox Business • • nation
Key Points:
- Brittany Hudson, an Atlanta woman involved in a scheme defrauding Amazon of nearly $10 million, was sentenced to over 16 years in federal prison and ordered to pay restitution of approximately $9.47 million.
- Hudson and her partner, Kayricka Wortham, created bogus vendors and submitted over 1,000 fake invoices through Amazon's vendor system, resulting in fraudulent transfers totaling about $9.4 million.
- The pair used the stolen funds to purchase luxury real estate and vehicles, including a $1 million home and multiple high-end cars.
- While out on bond, Hudson and Wortham attempted further fraud by forging court documents to deceive a franchising company, leading to the revocation of their pretrial release.
- Wortham was previously sentenced to 16 years in prison and additional penalties, including restitution and forfeiture of assets, related to the same fraud scheme.
