Sayee Chaitanya Reddy Devagiri, a 30-year-old Newport Beach, California resident, pleaded guilty in federal court today to conspiring to steal more than $2.5 million from DoorDash, Inc., a San Francisco-based delivery company.
Devagiri was charged with a single count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1349. He pleaded guilty to that count today.
In pleading guilty, Devagiri admitted to working with others in 2020 and 2021 to cause DoorDash to pay for deliveries that never occurred. At the time, Devagiri was a delivery driver for DoorDash orders.
Under the scheme, Devagiri used customer accounts to place high-value orders and then, using an employee’s credentials to gain access to DoorDash software, manually reassigned DoorDash orders to driver accounts that he and others controlled.
Devagiri then caused the fraudulent driver accounts to report that the orders had been delivered, when they had not, and manipulated DoorDash’s computer systems to prompt DoorDash to pay the fraudulent driver accounts for the non-existent deliveries.
The scheme resulted in fraudulent payments exceeding $2.5 million. Devagiri is next scheduled to appear before U.S. District Judge Beth Labson Freeman for a status hearing on September 16, 2025.
Devagiri faces a maximum statutory penalty of 20 years in prison and a fine of $250,000. Any sentence will be imposed by the court only after consideration of the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and the federal statute governing the imposition of a sentence, 18 U.S.C. § 3553.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Michael G. Pitman is prosecuting the case with the assistance of Sahib Kaur. The prosecution is the result of an investigation by the FBI.
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Key Facts
- State: California
- Category: Fraud & Financial Crimes
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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