A 25-year-old Trumbull man has admitted in federal court that he orchestrated a multimillion-dollar fraud scheme that targeted Amazon’s logistics system by creating fake trucking accounts and billing the company for transportation jobs that were never performed. Federal prosecutors say the scheme allowed him to collect more than $3.5 million through fraudulent invoices over a period of more than a year.

Ameer Nasir pleaded guilty in federal court in Bridgeport before U.S. District Judge Kari A. Dooley to wire fraud related to the scheme. The charge carries a maximum possible sentence of 20 years in federal prison. As part of his plea agreement, Nasir has also agreed to repay $3,547,090.93 in restitution for the losses caused by the operation.

According to investigators and statements made during court proceedings, the fraud revolved around Amazon Logistics, a division of Amazon responsible for coordinating transportation and shipping operations across its vast network of warehouses and fulfillment centers. The company works with trucking businesses across the country that transport empty trailers and freight-loaded trailers between facilities.

To obtain transportation assignments, trucking companies register accounts within Amazon’s logistics platform. These accounts allow businesses to accept transport jobs and submit invoices once the trailer movement has been completed.

Prosecutors say Nasir exploited that system by registering 23 separate trucking businesses within Amazon Logistics. One of the accounts was tied to a legitimate company he operated called Pak Express Transport, LLC. The remaining accounts were created under false identities or by fraudulently using the names and identifying information of legitimate trucking companies without the knowledge or permission of the actual business owners.

After establishing the network of accounts, Nasir began signing up for transportation assignments through the Amazon system. Between December 2019 and February 2021, authorities say he secured more than 1,000 trailer movement jobs through the platform.

However, investigators determined that many of those assignments were never actually completed. Instead, Nasir manipulated data within Amazon’s transportation management system to falsely indicate that the trailer movements had been carried out. Once the system showed the job as completed, he submitted invoices requesting payment for the transportation services.

Because the system indicated that the work had been performed, Amazon Logistics processed and paid the invoices. Over time, the fraudulent billing accumulated to more than $3.5 million.

Authorities say the scheme relied on both the creation of fraudulent trucking identities and the manipulation of logistical data to make it appear that the transportation jobs had taken place. By spreading the assignments across multiple accounts and companies, Nasir was able to generate a large number of payments before the scheme was uncovered.

Federal investigators eventually traced the activity back to him, leading to his arrest on May 8, 2025. The case was brought after a joint investigation conducted by the Federal Bureau of Investigation with assistance from Amazon, which cooperated with authorities to analyze transaction records and logistics data tied to the fraudulent accounts.

Nasir has been released on a $300,000 bond while awaiting sentencing. He is scheduled to return to court on May 29, when a federal judge will determine his sentence.

Prosecutors say the case highlights how large logistics networks and digital platforms can be targeted by sophisticated fraud schemes that exploit automated systems used to process payments and manage transportation operations. Federal authorities say they will continue working with companies and financial investigators to detect and prosecute similar fraud schemes that attempt to exploit large-scale supply chain systems.

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