Guilty Pleas in Wendy’s Finger in Chili Case
The ASSociated Press has Couple Plead Guilty in Wendy’s Finger Case.
A Nevada couple pleaded guilty Friday to all charges related to planting a human finger in a bowl of Wendy’s chili in a scheme to extort money from the fast food restaurant chain.
Anna Ayala, 39, and Jaime Placencia, 43, pleaded guilty to conspiring to file a false claim and attempted grand theft in a scheme that the Dublin, Ohio-based Wendy’s International Inc. claimed cost it $2.5 million in lost sales because of bad publicity.
What a Moron!
Ayala faces up to nearly 10 years in state prison when sentenced Nov. 2. Her husband faces up to 13 years behind bars.
Anna Ayala smiles at her daughter and sister in a San Jose, Calif., courtroom, Friday, Sept. 9, 2005 before she pleaded guilty of all charges related to planting a human finger in a bowl of Wendy’s chili. Ayala and her husband, Jaime Placencia, both pleaded guilty on Friday to conspire to file a false claim and attempting grand theft from the fast food restaurant chain.
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