Nepo baby Phoebe Gates spotted hopping off helicopter in NYC days after Phia cookie stuffing scandal

Bill Gates’ “nepo baby” daughter Phoebe Gates, 23, was spotted hopping off a helicopter in New York City clad in merch repping Phia, her multimillion-dollar startup that was accused of an explosive “cookie stuffing” scandal just days earlier.The youngest Gates wore a Phia-branded sweatshirt with the words “the future of fashion is nothing new” on the back, gray sweatpants, a blue baseball cap and black ballet flats as she was escorted to a chauffeured limousine, toting along a brown purse and a small Dachshund on a leash.She was joined by a friend and bodyguards.The photo agency that snapped the shots on Sunday told The Post it suspected the Microsoft princess was returning to NYC after a trip to Westchester County, where her sister Jennifer owns a 124-acre, $16 million North Salem horse farm – a gift from parents Bill and Melinda following her graduation from Stanford University.Phoebe, a recent Stanford alum herself, reportedly lives in a loftlike two-bedroom New York City pad with pink walls and 20-foot ceilings.The Gen Zer – who insisted that she wanted to succeed without her billionaire parents’ help, saying she has “such a desire to prove myself” – has come under fire after her digital shopping startup was accused of “cookie stuffing.”The illicit scheme comes with a maximum penalty of 20 years in federal prison, though legal experts told The Post that Gates – the youngest child of Microsoft founder Bill, who is worth about $108 billion, per Forbes – is more likely to face financial penalties than jail time.Phia – a digital personal shopping assistant co-founded by Gates with fellow Stanford alum Sophia Kianni – reacted with shock in July following reports that it was dropping more web “cookies” than it should, effectively taking undue credit for driving sales at retail partners.But according to a new Bloomberg report, the young entrepreneurs had known for at least seven months that their startup was overcounting its s...