Posted on 09/09/2005 12:59:41 PM PDT by SmithL
Anna Ayala has pleaded guilty to charges she planted a human finger in a bowl of Wendy's chili as part of a scheme to defraud the fast food chain.
The deal was reached this morning in a San Jose courthouse. Ayala also pleaded guilty to a unrelated charge that she defrauded a San Jose woman in a mobile home sale.
Ayala's husband, Jaime Plascencia, is also expected to plead guilty. But discussions regarding that deal haven't been completed yet.
Plascencia and Ayala had been charged with two felony charges in connection with the Wendy's case: conspiracy to file a false charge and attempted grand theft with damages exceeding $2.5 million. Prosecutors contend they meant to extract a large amount of money from Wendy's in a settlement and cost the company and its employees a great deal of money because of the bad publicity.
The maximum penalty for those counts is more than nine years for Ayala and 13 years for Plascencia.
Ayala was also charged with grand theft for selling a mobile home that she did not own.
Ayala's claim to have found a partial severed human finger in a bowl of chili she ordered at a San Jose Wendy's restaurant in March was widely publicized. Prosecutors believe she and her husband hoped to cash in with a large legal settlement from Wendy's, and insist they are prepared to prove every allegation against the couple.
When you think about it this person was not only EXTREMELY dishonest (which is forgivable), but she was also very stupid. If she thought it out she would have realized that they were going to find out where the finger came from eventually. I mean, fingers don't just fall out of the clear blue sky. She obviously thought she could scam the system with impunity, as does everyone these days.
Confession time.
You know, I used to bend the rules a bit for convenience sake. Like returning things at another store or stuff like that, dishonest stuff that I knew in my heart was a breach of good character. Lately with everyone scrambling to get their debit cards and lawsuits and mp3 players and such I am just sick of it. The video of the cops looting at Walmart was the kicker, it really has made me want to keep my good character as pure as possible just to distinguish myself from these scumbags.
I don't just want to be a Christian anymore, I want to be GOOD. Inside and out. Time to pray. God bless everyone.
I've suggested to the manager of that store, that she have each one of her employees sue for lost wages and emotional distress, one at a time, for the rest of this woman's life.
These two are professional parasites on society. Throw away the damn key.
I'll never forget this human parasite standing in her driveway in Vegas, straight faced, lying her butt off.
You know, I fingered her as the suspect immediately.
It's Bush's fault.
s/Howard Dean and his posse
our long national nightmare has finally ended
What's so yuck about it? I carry someone's 10 fingers with me every day!
Somebody her husband knew lost his finger in an accident and her husband got that persons finger. Maybe that his why his potential prison term is longer.
Rowan and Martin's "The flying fickle finger of fate" award comes to mind.
down south around the missi she could be selling thumbulia
Bookmarking (places finger in book)
Check your hands, man!
Al Borland from Tool Time!!! is that you?
I think we're talking about your basic grifters here. They can get away with it for a long time, but every so often the law catches up with them - hope there's prison waiting for them in this one.
We all have a right to a fair trial and legal representation. Don't know much about it, but
maybe the lawyer encouraged the guilty plea.
Maybe someone else knows more.
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.