US has charged former Apple buyers with defrauding the corporation of more than $10 million

US has charged former Apple buyers with defrauding the corporation of more than $10 million. 

According to US prosecutors, a former Apple employee has been accused of cheating the iPhone maker out of more than $10 million in a series of schemes.

According to documents with the federal court in San Jose, California, Dhirendra Prasad faces five criminal counts for defrauding Apple by abusing his “position of trust” as a buyer in Apple’s global service supply chain.

Prosecutors claimed Prasad engaged with vendors and placed orders as an Apple buyer. Apple paid him based on invoice amounts he entered into the company’s purchasing system.

Prasad is accused of defrauding Apple by accepting kickbacks, stealing parts with fraudulent repair orders, and making Apple pay for things and services it never received.

According to prosecutors, Prasad allegedly dodged taxes and laundered earnings from his scams. As a result, according to court documents, Apple sacked him in December 2018 after a decade of service.

It’s unknown whether Prasad has retained legal counsel. On Sunday, Prasad was not immediately available for comment. His phone number has been removed from the directory.

According to court records, two owners of Apple vendors who allegedly cooperated with Prasad on similar fraud schemes pleaded guilty to related counts in December.

Prasad is accused of conspiring to commit wire and mail fraud, money laundering, defrauding the US government, and tax evasion.

The date of his arraignment has been set for March 24. Prosecutors also want Prasad to give up his real estate and other worth millions of dollars.