Overview

• Sayee Chaitanya Reddy Devagiri, a former DoorDash driver, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud for stealing over $2.5 million through a phantom delivery scheme.
• The scheme, executed between 2020 and 2021, involved manipulating DoorDash's software to falsely report and process payments for undelivered orders.
• Devagiri collaborated with co-conspirators to exploit customer accounts and employee credentials, repeatedly cycling fraudulent transactions within minutes.
• Two other defendants, Manaswi Mandadapu and Tyler Thomas Bottenhorn, have also pleaded guilty, while two additional co-defendants maintain not-guilty pleas with hearings scheduled for July.
• Devagiri faces up to 20 years in prison and a $250,000 fine, with a status hearing set for September 16, 2025.