This week, Alex & Christie chat their first embezzlement case out of Corsicana, Texas. From fruitcakes to fraud, and all things pland (plain and bland) – this episode will definitely have you distracted during the holiday season. Tune in to hear more about the unfortunate crime that devasted a small-town bakery out of over $16 million, and the one responsible for it. Need a distraction? We got you.
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Resources
· Collin Street Bakery website – www.collinstreet.com
· KETK.com article – “New documentary recounts the Collin Street Bakery fraud scandal”– by Michael Fowler – December 3rd, 2021.
· Grunge article – “What Happened to Sandy Jenkins After His Arrest?” – by Toby Arguello – November 29th, 2021.
· Texas Monthly article – “Just Desserts” – by Katy Vine – January 2016.
· Wikipedia page – Collin Street Bakery
· Wikipedia page – Neiman Marcus
· Los Angeles Times article – “L.W. McNutt Jr., 81; His Company Sold Fruitcake to World” – by Claire Noland – September 16th, 2002.
· Discovery+ Documentary – “Fruitcake Fraud”
· NY Daily News article – “Fruitcake executive sentenced to 10 years for embezzling $16.7 million in Texas” – by Rachel Blidner – September 17th, 2015.
· Corsicana Daily Sun article – “Tarrant County Medical Examiner: Jenkins Dies in Hospital” – by Sarah Allen – March 21st, 2019.
· FBI Dallas website - https://www.fbi.gov/contact-us/field-offices/dallas/news/press-releases/former-collin-street-bakery-executive-and-wife-sentenced
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