Technology giant Apple was defrauded by a former employee. Former Apple employee; He is on trial for money laundering and complex crimes. Two other people, Robert Hansen and Don Baker, helped swindler Prasad to defraud Apple. Along with these, the scammer caused Apple to pay for products it never got. Prasad worked for the company as a purchasing officer from 2008 to 2018. Let’s take a look at the details of the news together.
New features are coming to old Macbook models!
Studio Display brings Hey Siri support to older Macbooks and iMacs. Here are the details for the devices covered by the support…
Apple was scammed for more than 10 million dollars!
According to initial investigations, Prasad was accused of fraud; Apart from tax evasion, money laundering, it was revealed that he took bribes and ordered parts for fake repairs. That way, Apple paid for parts that weren’t needed, and the scammer laundered that money.
According to the report prepared by the prosecutors, Apple is responsible for getting commissions and stealing parts by Prasad and many more. 10,000,000 million dollars was scammed. In addition, the scammer also pays for the unjust gains he has earned. tax he missed. According to the report, two people named Robert Hansen and Don Baker did not leave Prasad alone while doing this job. But the two will be tried separately from Prasad.
The US government filed a confiscation lawsuit to confiscate Prasad’s 5 real estate properties in and around California, as well as more than $5 million in linked bank accounts. The fraudster will appear in court on March 24, and if the district court finds him guilty, he will be sentenced to 5-20 years in prison for each crime.
What do you, our readers, think about this issue? Do you think the scammer will be punished? You can comment or express your thoughts on the SDN Forum.