Phoebe Gates Faces Up to 20 Years in Prison
Moscow13 Aug Vesti. FBI Gates, daughter of Microsoft founder Bill Gates, faces up to 20 years in prison amid reports that she was aware of the illegal earnings of her startup Phia.
Consensus
- Phoebe Gates, daughter of Bill Gates, may face up to 20 years in prison.
- The potential legal action stems from her involvement with the startup Phia.
- Phia is a digital personal assistant for shopping designed to find discounts.
- The company allegedly collected commissions on purchases it did not facilitate.
- The method involved using fraudulent cookies that tracked user activity without consent.
- Internal communications and sources indicate that Phoebe Gates and Sophia Kianni were aware of the fraudulent cookie use for at least seven months.
- The issue was reported by Bloomberg based on internal company communications.
- After the flaw was fixed, Phia's daily revenue dropped from $80,000 to $10,000–$28,000.
- In June alone, 51% of the products for which Phia received commissions were obtained through illegal means.
- American intellectual property lawyer Ariel Givner claims the actions may constitute federal cyber fraud.
Points of divergence
- Bill Gates is suspected of connections to Jeffrey Epstein, a financier accused of child sex trafficking. Gates denied knowing about Epstein’s crimes and denied ever visiting his Florida residence or private island. — vm
Coverage (3 sources)
- Daughters of Bill Gates face up to 20 years in prison — Вести
- Bill Gates' daughter Phie may face up to 20 years in prison, lawyer says. — РИА Новости (Telegram)
- Bill Gates' daughters face up to 20 years in prison for cookie fraud — Вечерняя Москва