According to reports, Apple fired 185 workers following an investigation into fraud connected to its Matching Grants program. According to reports, the inquiry found that staff members collaborated with nonprofit organizations to falsify donation records in order to increase their compensation.Following an inquiry into fraudulent activities using the company's charity Matching Grants program, tech giant Apple is said to have fired 185 employees from its Cupertino headquarters.
Employees allegedly worked with select non-profit organizations, particularly some with ties to the Indian community, to enable people to fabricate donations in order to increase their pay, according to India Today.
According to NBC, which cited the Los Angeles district attorney's office, a number of workers were let go for abusing Apple's Matching Grants program, a corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiative that matches employee donations to qualified non-profits in order to increase employees' charitable contributions.
Some employees allegedly conspired with non-profits to fabricate donations, which Apple then matched. According to reports, the employees kept Apple's matching contributions for themselves while receiving their initial gifts returned from the organizations.
Six of the dismissed workers have been identified by Bay Area authorities. The report also included the following: Wentao (Victor) Li, 38, from Hayward; Lichao Ni, 39, from Sunnyvale; Zheng Chang, 31 from Union City; Siu Kei (Alex) Kwan, 37, from Castro Valley; Yathei (Hayson) Yuen, 34, from San Jose; and Yat C (Sunny) Ng, 35, from Milpitas. According to the Santa Clara County district attorney's office, these people cheated Apple over a three-year period out of almost $152,000.
According to reports, the American Chinese International Cultural Exchange (ACICE) and Hop4Kids were the two non-profit organizations at the heart of the scam. Kwan, described as the ringleader, was both the. ACICE's accountant and CEO of Hop4Kids. According to reports, the method comprised employees feigning to make donations, which the charity then returned to the employees, while the individuals involved kept Apple's matching cash. The criminals allegedly claimed these fake donations on their tax forms, defrauding the state of California in the process. This crime also included tax avoidance.
The district attorney's office is still looking into the matter, despite Apple's lack of an official statement. Although officials have not verified this information, reports from Great Andhra indicate that a large number of the sacked employees are of Indian descent, with some purportedly having ties to Telugu community organizations in the US.
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