ˌɔn dᵻsˈɛmbɚ θɹˈiː, tˈuː θˈaʊzənd fˈoːɹtiːn, ɡˈɪlbɚt ænd kˈɑːɹl fɪˌɔːɹəntˈiːnoʊ plˈiːdᵻd ɡˈɪlti fɔːɹ ðɛɹ pɑːɹtˈɪsɪpˈeɪʃən ɪn ɐ bɹˈaɪbɚɹi skˈiːm, ˈæftɚɹ ɪt wʌz fˈaʊnd ðæt bᵻtwˌiːn dˈʊɹɹɪŋ hɪz ɛmplˈɔɪmənt, kˈɑːɹl hæd ɹᵻsˈiːvd ˌoʊvɚ dˈɑːlɚ sˈɛvən mˈɪliən ɪn kˈɪkbæks fɹʌm səplˈaɪɚz hiː hæd ˈɛntɚd ˌɪntʊ ɐɡɹˈiːmənts wɪð sˈɪstəmˌæks, ænd əbskjˈʊɹd hɪz pɑːɹtˈɪsɪpˈeɪʃən ɪn ðiːz ɐɡɹˈiːmənts tə sˈɪstəmˌæks.
On December 3, 2014, Gilbert and Carl Fiorentino pleaded guilty for their participation in a bribery scheme, after it was found that between during his employment, Carl had received over $7 million in kickbacks from suppliers he had entered into agreements with Systemax, and obscured his participation in these agreements to Systemax.