Dhirendra Prasad work in Apple since 2008. Served as a buyer for its global services supply chain, and was described as a loyal employee. But suspicions began to hang over him when some numbers did not add up.
Prasad scammed Apple for 17 million dollars, taking bribes, inflating invoices, stealing parts, and making the company pay for items and services it never received, or that were its own.
Now He faces 20 years in prison. His sentencing hearing was scheduled for March 14, with U.S. District Judge Beth Freeman, in charge.
Assistant United States Attorneys for district of california, Michael Pitman and Karen Beausey brought the case against Prasad, based on the analysis of the Internal Revenue Service – Criminal Investigation.
That’s how Dhirendra Prasad approached Apple
The Prasad Scam Scheme started in 2011, culminating in 2018. To make it work, he had as buddies Robert Gary Hansen (Quality Electronics Distributors) and Don Baker (CTrends), whose companies supplied components to Apple. “They provided”, of course.
Prasad requested components from these people, but without receiving them: Apple paid the fraudulent invoices and all the members divided the profits.
On another occasion, Prasad would take components out of Apple, send them to Hansen’s company, and Hansen would put them in their own boxes. and then the manzanita company bought them.
But in addition to the fraud to Apple, also it channeled illegal payments, issued false invoices and favored unjustified tax deductions.
What happened to the defendant?
Dhirendra Prasad bought goods for about 5 million dollars: all ended up seized by the United States, as part of the plea agreement.
Both Hansen and Baker were charged individually.
However, what happened to Prasad?
Although there is no news on Judge Freeman’s ruling, it is most likely that he will face the sentence soon. He is 52 years old: he would leave prison at 72, if the established is met.
