5 sentenced in $2.5M DoorDash ‘phantom delivery’ fraud scheme

The Brief

  • Five people were sentenced for a conspiracy that defrauded DoorDash, Inc. of over $2.5 million through a “phantom delivery” scheme.
  • The group used insider access to create fake accounts and manipulate systems, making it appear that single orders were delivered hundreds of times.
  • Prison sentences for the defendants range from time served to 25 months.

LOS ANGELES Five people said to be part of a sophisticated fraud ring that siphoned millions of dollars from DoorDash through a high-tech “phantom delivery” scheme were sentenced earlier this week.

According to federal officials, the group leveraged insider access to trigger over $2.5 million in fraudulent payments for services that never existed.

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