Kansas City, KS – Barry Cummings, 52, of Overland Park, was sentenced to over a year in federal prison for his role in submitting false invoices, which led to a loss of more than $1.2 million to an energy management company’s rewards program, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Kansas announced on April 11, 2025.
Cummings was also sentenced to two years of supervised release and ordered to pay full restitution of the $1.2 million. According to court documents, he pleaded guilty to one count of mail fraud in connection with his fraudulent use of the company’s performance-based incentive program.
The program, intended to reward non-employee resellers and contractors, offered incentives such as gift cards, electronics, and travel vouchers in exchange for verified sales of the company’s products. Cummings joined a Lenexa, Kansas business in 2017, which allowed him to enroll in the rewards program.
Despite not selling any products, Cummings submitted fraudulent sales claims through the platform. He repeatedly logged into the system to file fake invoices and redeem rewards, accumulating millions of points. Even after his termination in April 2018, Cummings continued to access the rewards program using his former business email, submitting thousands of false claims.
In November 2018 alone, he submitted 834 fake invoices in a 12-hour span, earning over 2.8 million points. By 2019, Cummings had submitted more than 5,500 false claims, totaling 22.5 million points.
The department confirmed that Cummings redeemed over 2,000 rewards, causing a financial loss of approximately $1,233,024 to the victim company.
