David X. Sullivan, the United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, has announced that Terrell Kimble, a 45-year-old resident of Hartford, pleaded guilty to charges related to defrauding Amazon. The plea was entered before U.S. District Judge Omar A. Williams in Hartford.
Court documents reveal that Kimble was employed by Amazon as a Regional Fleet Specialist and an Area Manager in Connecticut. During his tenure, he exploited Amazon’s employee reward program known as Peak. This program, managed through a procurement portal called Coupa, allowed certain employees to reward others for superior performance by ordering items from Amazon at no cost.
Between July 2021 and December 2022, Kimble fraudulently placed at least 196 orders via Coupa. He falsely claimed these were rewards for employee performance but instead had high-end electronic goods delivered to his mother’s residence for personal use. Items included Apple iPad Pro, Apple AirPods Pro, Apple Watch devices, and Nintendo Switches.
Kimble was arrested on August 15, 2024. He has pleaded guilty to wire fraud, an offense carrying a maximum sentence of up to 20 years imprisonment. Currently released on a $250,000 bond pending sentencing, the date for which has not been set.
The investigation into this matter was conducted by the U.S. Secret Service and the Connecticut Financial Crimes Task Force with support from police departments in Windsor, West Hartford, and Hartford. Assistant U.S. Attorney Ray Miller is prosecuting the case.
