Está acusada junto a su socia de inventar ventas supuestamente generadas por su asistente online, Phia

"whatever we can do to keep these cookies dropping will be amazing thank you," Gates' co-founder allegedly texted an engineer.

Phoebe Gates, 23, is accused of engaging in cookie stuffing at her startup Phia, a practice carrying a potential 20-year federal prison sentence, according to reports.