Hartford Man Who Defrauded Amazon Sentenced to Prison

David X. Sullivan, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that TERRELL KIMBLE, 45, of Hartford, was sentenced today 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.  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.  Between approximately July 2021 and December 2022, Kimble placed more than 200 Coupa orders fraudulently representing that they were to reward employee performance, but 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.

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

Kimble was arrested on August 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.

This matter was investigated by the U.S. Secret Service and the Connecticut Financial Crimes Task Force, with the assistance of the Windsor, West Hartford, and Hartford Police Departments.  The case was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Ray Miller.