Overview

• Devagiri, 30, of Newport Beach, California, pleaded guilty on May 13, 2025, to conspiracy to commit wire fraud, joining two co-defendants who previously admitted guilt.
• The scheme, executed between 2020 and 2021, used stolen employee credentials and fraudulent accounts to claim payments for non-existent food deliveries.
• The operation generated over $2.5 million in fraudulent payouts, with individual cycles taking less than five minutes and being repeated hundreds of times.
• DoorDash detected the fraud in 2021, fired implicated employees, referred the case to federal authorities, and has since enhanced its fraud prevention measures.
• Devagiri faces up to 20 years in prison and a $250,000 fine, with a status hearing scheduled for September 16, 2025, as the investigation continues.