Sayee Chaitanya Reddy Devagiri, a former DoorDash driver, pleaded guilty to conspiracy in a federal case for attempting to steal $2.5 million from the company. Between 2020 and 2021, he and accomplices placed large orders, accessed DoorDash's software with employee credentials, and reassigned deliveries to their own accounts, falsely marking them as complete. This fraud resulted in over $2.5 million in payouts to the defendants. Devagiri now faces up to 20 years in prison and has a status hearing set for September 16, 2024.
Sayee Chaitanya Reddy Devagiri was charged with conspiracy for attempting to steal $2.5 million from DoorDash through a fraudulent delivery scheme.
Devagiri manipulated DoorDash's software, assigning orders to controlled accounts, falsely marking them as delivered, and receiving payouts for fake deliveries.
Using other employees' credentials, Devagiri repeatedly tricked DoorDash into paying out over $2.5 million through extensive and speedy fraudulent transactions.
Devagiri and others placed high-priced orders from customer accounts, then re-assigned these orders back to their driver accounts to execute the fraud.
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