Hartford Man Who Ripped Off Amazon Sentenced To Prison: Feds

HARTFORD, CT — A Hartford man who defrauded Amazon was sent to prison by a federal judge on Tuesday.

David X. Sullivan, U.S. attorney for Connecticut, said Terrell Kimble, 45, of Hartford, was sentenced Tuesday by U.S. District Judge Omar A. Williams in Hartford to 18 months of imprisonment and three years of supervised release for defrauding Amazon.

According to court documents and statements made in court, Kimble was employed by Amazon as a regional fleet specialist and an area manager, based in Connecticut.

Sullivan said Amazon operated an employee reward program called Peak, administered through a procurement portal called Coupa.

"Coupa allowed certain employees, including area managers, to reward other employees on their work team for superior performance by ordering an item from Amazon for the employee at no cost," wrote Sullivan in a release Tuesday.

Between approximately July 2021 and December 2022, Kimble placed more than 200 Coupa orders fraudulently, representing that they were to reward employee performance.

But, Sullivan said, he had the products, mainly high-end electronic goods, delivered to his mother’s residence for his own use.

The electronic items included Apple iPad Pro, Apple AirPods Pro, and Apple Watch devices, and Nintendo Switches.

Williams ordered Kimble to pay $167,115.69 in restitution to Amazon.

Kimble was arrested on Aug. 15, 2024. On June 30, 2025, he pleaded guilty to wire fraud.

Kimble’s criminal history includes 14 prior convictions.

Kimble, who is released on a $250,000 bond, is required to report to prison on March 20.

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