Chick-fil-A employee busted in bizarre $80K mac-and-cheese theft scheme

A erstwhile Chick-fil-A worker successful Texas was arrested aft authorities accused him of stealing much than $80,000 done a fraudulent refund scheme, constabulary said.

Keyshun Jones, who was fired from the Grapevine determination past year, allegedly returned to the edifice aggregate times and entered fake nutrient orders into the currency registry earlier issuing refunds to his idiosyncratic recognition card, the Grapevine Police Department told FOX 4.

Investigators said Jones rang up astir 800 fraudulent orders of macaroni and cheese, earlier refunding the transactions. He was arrested April 17.

Schemes involving fake orders and fraudulent refunds are a communal signifier of worker theft successful the edifice industry, wherever workers with registry entree tin manipulate point-of-sale systems to contented unauthorized refunds.

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A erstwhile Chick-fil-A worker was arrested aft placing orders for mac and food and past refunding them to his recognition card. (Craig T Fruchtman/Getty Images)

The probe began successful November 2025, aft the restaurant’s owners reported hundreds of suspicious refunds, according to police.

Detectives aboriginal reviewed surveillance footage that allegedly showed Jones down the antagonistic carrying retired the transactions, contempt nary longer being employed astatine the location. Authorities did not accidental however helium was capable to entree the registry aft his termination.

Court records amusement a warrant was issued for Jones’ apprehension connected April 6. He was taken into custody April 17, with assistance from the Texas Attorney General’s Fugitive Task Force and the Fort Worth Police Department.

Jones faces charges including spot theft, wealth laundering and evading arrest.

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Keyshun Jones, the arrested employee, mostly placed orders for trays of mac and food earlier refunding them to his idiosyncratic recognition card. (iStock)

The wealth laundering complaint typically applies erstwhile proceeds from alleged amerciable enactment are processed done fiscal transactions, portion the evading apprehension complaint indicates authorities judge helium attempted to debar being taken into custody.

Jones allegedly returned to Chick-fil-A aft being fired to ring-in orders connected the registry earlier refunding them. (Grapevine Police Department)

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If convicted, helium could look up to 10 years successful authorities situation nether Texas law.

The Grapevine Police Department and a typical for Chick-fil-A did not instantly respond to Fox News Digital’s petition for comment.