Phoebe Gates Faces Federal Fraud Allegations over Startup’s Fake Sales Scheme
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Phia, an online assistant, allegedly collected commissions for purchases that never occurred. Such fraud is punishable by up to 20 years in prison in the United States.
Phoebe Gates faces federal fraud allegations over startup’s fake sales scheme
Bill Gates’ 23-year-old daughter Phoebe now faces accusations that her shopping startup secretly claimed credit for online sales it never drove, a practice one attorney warns could carry up to 20 years in federal prison. A Bloomberg investigation published in July 2026 alleged that Phoebe Gates and co-founder Sophia Kianni knowingly pushed for software features...
They accuse her of attributing purchases that she had not generated through the practice of cookie suffing to collect undue commissions.
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