Saturday, September 10, 2005

Wendys' Digit Caper Ends

You might remember the "chilli finger case" from here, here, here, and here -- we finally have an end to it with the Couple pleading guilty. I know that many were so worried about this case -- me I find it interesting that we are set in our society to allow junk like this, you may recall this was the third or fourth attempt for these people -- the others were successful.
SAN JOSE, California (AP) -- A Nevada couple pleaded guilty Friday to all charges related to planting a human fingertip 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. The Dublin, Ohio-based Wendy's International Inc. claimed the scheme cost it $2.5 million in lost sales because of bad publicity.
Ayala faces up to nearly 10 years in state prison when sentenced November 2. Her husband faces up to 13 years behind bars.

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