Atlanta delivery-business owner convicted in nearly $10 million Amazon fraud and forged federal-court documents scheme

Verdict caps a multi-defendant case tied to an Amazon warehouse in Smyrna

A federal jury in Atlanta has convicted Brittany Hudson, an Atlanta business owner, on all counts in a case alleging a nearly $10 million fraud against Amazon that prosecutors said relied on fake vendors, fictitious invoices and the misuse of internal approval processes at an Amazon facility in Smyrna, Georgia.

The verdict follows a separate guilty plea and prison sentence for Kayricka Wortham, a former Amazon operations manager described in court filings as a central figure in the scheme. Wortham was previously sentenced to 16 years in federal prison and ordered to pay $9,469,731.45 in restitution to Amazon, with assets and proceeds seized and forfeited as part of the case.

How investigators said the fraud worked

The evidence presented at trial described a process that exploited vendor onboarding and invoice payment controls. Prosecutors said Wortham had authority to approve new vendors and vendor invoices at the Smyrna warehouse, and that Hudson owned Legend Express LLC, an Amazon delivery contractor.

• From about January 2022 to June 2022, Hudson and Wortham were found to have participated in a scheme using bogus vendors and invoices.
• Fake vendor information was entered into Amazon’s systems by employees who were not aware the vendors were fraudulent, then approved inside the company.
• Invoices were submitted for goods and services that were not actually provided, and payments were approved, leading Amazon to transfer about $9.4 million to accounts controlled by Hudson, Wortham and others.

Prosecutors also alleged the proceeds were used to buy high-value assets, including real estate and vehicles. Court announcements listed purchases that included a Smyrna home valued at nearly $1 million and multiple luxury cars.

Separate conduct while on bond became part of the case

After federal charges were filed in September 2022, prosecutors said Hudson and Wortham engaged in additional criminal conduct while on pretrial release. The case record describes communications with a franchising company during efforts to open a hookah lounge in Midtown Atlanta in January 2023.

Prosecutors said the pair falsely claimed their Amazon-related charges had been dismissed and sent counterfeit court documents bearing a forged judicial signature and court seals. The filings also described doctored financial records sent to support the franchise discussions.

The jury’s verdict included counts tied to wire fraud, money laundering and forgery involving federal-court documents.

What comes next in court

Hudson’s convictions include two counts of conspiracy to commit wire fraud, 17 counts of wire fraud, one count of conspiracy to commit money laundering, nine counts of money laundering and one count of forging a federal judge’s signature. Sentencing for Hudson is scheduled for June 16, 2026, in federal court in Atlanta.

Wortham, whose 16-year sentence was imposed in 2023 for the Amazon fraud, also pleaded guilty in 2025 to a separate forgery charge related to the alleged use of fake court paperwork; sentencing on that forgery count is scheduled for March 25, 2026.