Texas man allegedly rang up 800 mac & cheese trays at Chick-fil-A that fired him -- refunding $80K before he was caught

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https://finance.yahoo.com/economy/policy/articles/texas-man-allegedly-rang-800-104500611.html

A former Chick-fil-A employee in Grapevine, Texas has been arrested and charged with felony theft, money laundering and evading arrest in connection with an alleged scheme to steal more than $80,000 from the store that fired him. Police say he allegedly rang up roughly 800 mac & cheese trays on the register and refunded every one of them to his personal credit cards.

According to the Grapevine Police Department, Keyshun Darnell Jones was let go from the franchise in October 2025. About a month later, surveillance video appeared to show him standing behind the counter without authorization and processing refund transactions at the store's register.

Tarrant County booking records show Jones was charged with property theft of $30,000 to $50,000 and money laundering of $30,000 to $50,000, both felony brackets, plus evading arrest. Bail was set at $5,000, and he is scheduled to appear in court June 4 (3). He has not been convicted and the charges remain allegations.
How the alleged Chick-fil-A scheme worked

Mac & cheese is one of Chick-fil-A's higher-ticket sides, with catering trays running into the tens of dollars at most locations. That price point makes it easy to cheese refunds without any one transaction looking suspicious.

[Zambero]

1. High-Fat/Carb Money Laundering

No actual carbs or cheesy fats were actually being servedm however. It would have been a brilliant scheme, if not so stupid.