Here’s what we know right now about the Chick-fil-A employee fraud cases, based on recent reporting.
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A Texas case involves a former Chick-fil-A employee accused of an $80,000 mac-and-cheese refund scheme. The worker allegedly rang up hundreds of fake mac-and-cheese orders and refunded them to his own credit card, leading to substantial losses for the Grapevine Chick-fil-A location; he was arrested in mid-April and faces charges including property theft and money laundering [press coverage from Fox News and CBS, 2026-04-28/29-30]. This appears to be the most prominent recent federal and local coverage tying to a Chick-fil-A location in Grapevine, Texas.[3][4][7]
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Other long-running or older cases have involved former Chick-fil-A employees in different states (Alabama, alleged internal theft schemes, and prior indictments for similar diversion of customer payments). Those cases date from 2021–2022 and involve charges such as conspiracy to commit wire fraud, bank fraud, and related offenses, with amounts often cited in the hundreds of thousands of dollars.[2][5][6][9]
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In terms of outcomes so far, several of these investigations have led to arrests, guilty pleas, and/or prison sentences for involved staff at different Chick-fil-A locations across multiple years and states; however, each case is distinct in its timeline, jurisdiction, and charges.[5][6][9][2]
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According to the plea agreement, between April 2018 and January 2018, Black and Powell devised and implemented a scheme to divert $492,000 in customer payments to bank accounts under their control. Black and Powell used these accounts to receive customer credit card payments intended for Chick-fil-A Five Points. Many of these payments were for catering orders from large customers. To effectuate the scheme, Black and Powell used fraudulent email and digital payment accounts that imitated the...
www.justice.govKeyshun Jones faces theft and money laundering charges after allegedly stealing $80,000 from a Texas Chick-fil-A through a fake refund scheme.
www.foxnews.comThe Texas man allegedly refunded the orders of hundreds of catering-sized mac-and-cheese trays to his personal credit cards.
www.bbc.co.ukA 16-count indictment filed in U.S. District Court charges Larry James Black, Jr., 37, of Center Point, the former Director of Hospitality at Chick-fil-A Five Points, and Joshua Daniel Powell, 40, of Moody, a former Manager at the same location, with conspiracy to commit wire fraud and wire fraud. Black was also charged with bank fraud and misuse of a social security number. According to the indictment, Black and Powell devised and implemented a scheme to divert hundreds of thousands of...
www.justice.govPolice allege that a former employee returned to the location and went behind the counter to ring up 800 orders of mac and cheese before refunding it to his credit card.
globalnews.caGrapevine police say a former Chick‑fil‑A employee stole more than $80,000 by ringing up hundreds of fake mac‑and‑cheese tray orders and refunding them to his own credit cards. Investigators say Keyshaun Jones was fired in October, and a month later, the restaurant discovered the suspicious transactions after reviewing surveillance video showing him alone at the register. Jones was arrested two weeks ago and is now charged with property theft and money laundering.
www.cbsnews.comThe recently fired employee stole tens of thousands of pounds through a smart refund scheme
www.unilad.comTwo former Alabama Chick-fil-A employees have been sentenced to prison for their roles in a scheme to steal nearly a half-million dollars from the Georgia-based fast-food firm. The U. S. Department of Justice said a federal judge in Alabama handed down the sentences on Thursday. Both former employees were directors at a Chick-fil-A location in Birmingham.
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