A 25-year-old Trumbull man pleaded guilty Friday, March 6, before U.S. District Judge Kari A. Dooley in Bridgeport to an offense related to his defrauding Amazon.com Inc. of more than $3.5 million.
According to court documents and statements made in court, Ameer Nasir registered 23 trucking businesses with Amazon Logistics, an Amazon subsidiary, to transport both empty trailers and trailers containing heavy loads of freight between cities and between warehouses and fulfillment centers operated by Amazon.
One of the accounts was created in the name of Nasir’s business – Pak Express Transport LLC –, and others were created under false names or by fraudulently using the names and identifying information of other trucking or transportation companies without the knowledge of the operators of those companies, court documents show.
Between approximately December 2019 and February 2021, Nasir used these accounts to sign up for more than 1,000 transportation assignments with Amazon Logistics, manipulated information in Amazon Logistics’ transportation management system to misrepresent that he had completed trailer movements when he had not, and submitted fraudulent invoices to Amazon Logistics that were subsequently paid.
Through this scheme, Nasir, who was arrested on May 8, 2025, defrauded Amazon of more than $3.5 million. On May 7, 2025, federal authorities indicted Nasir on 13 counts of wire fraud for stealing carrier identities and submitting fraudulent invoices, according to AmazonRelay.
Nasir pleaded guilty to wire fraud, an offense that carries a maximum term of imprisonment of 20 years. He has also agreed to pay restitution of $3,547,090.93.
Nasir is released on a $300,000 bond pending sentencing, which is scheduled for May 29.
This matter is being investigated by the FBI with assistance from Amazon. The case is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Elena L. Coronado.
