Fraud at Amazon Warehouse

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According to The Verge, an Amazon warehouse manager faces long prison sentence and fine when pleading guilty to stealing $273,000 worth of computer parts and selling them to a wholesaler.

Questions:

  1. What was the position of the manager?
  2. Why is it more likely that a person in his position rather than basic warehouse staff would be able to do this?
  3. Where was the warehouse and during which period did this happen?
  4. What was the prison sentence and the fine imposed?

Source:

Lyons, K. (2022). Amazon warehouse manager pleads guilty to stealing $273K of computer parts. The Verge, Jan. 31 (Retrievable online at https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/companies/amazon-warehouse-manager-pleads-guilty-to-stealing-24273k-of-computer-parts/ar-AATkvbH)