September 08, 2023
The final two defendants in a scheme to bribe employees, steal sensitive company information and target clients' competitors on Amazon's marketplace were sentenced Friday, including a New York resident and merchant consultant who received 18 months in prison and was ordered to pay $64,000 in fines and restitution.
February 10, 2023
A Washington federal judge on Friday sentenced a former Amazon third-party seller and merchant consultant to 20 months in prison for his role in an international scheme to bribe employees, steal sensitive company information and target clients' competitors on the e-commerce giant's marketplace.
February 06, 2023
Federal prosecutors in Seattle say a merchant consultant should be sentenced to two years in prison for his role in an international scheme that included bribing Amazon employees to remove negative online reviews from his clients' products.
May 16, 2022
Two merchant consultants accused of conspiring to pay Amazon employees $100,000 in bribes in exchange for reinstating blocked businesses and gaining other unfair advantages agreed to plead guilty to their roles in the purported scheme Monday, according to plea deals filed in Washington federal court.
February 11, 2022
The first of six merchant consultants accused of conspiring to pay Amazon employees $100,000 in bribes in exchange for reinstating blocked businesses and gaining other unfair advantages on the online marketplace was sentenced to 10 months behind bars, the U.S. Department of Justice said Friday.
September 18, 2020
A Seattle grand jury has indicted six merchant consultants on charges of conspiring to pay Amazon employees $100,000 in bribes in exchange for reinstating blocked businesses and gaining other unfair advantages on the online marketplace worth more than $100 million, the U.S. Department of Justice said Friday.