Apple fires employees, many Indian, for charity fraud: Report

Apple has reportedly terminated around 50 employees, the majority of whom are of Indian origin, at its headquarters in Cupertino after uncovering a fraudulent scheme designed to exploit the company’s Matching Grants program.

What is Apple’s matching grant program ?

In 2018, Apple CEO Tim Cook introduced a charitable donation matching program, where the company pledged to match every dollar donated by an employee with two dollars of its own. However, this program has now become the focal point of a widespread fraud operation that allegedly manipulated the system to increase employee compensation.