Episode 323: Fraud at the Fruitcake Factory

A decades-old family business built on hearty, round treats was the most coveted employer in town. Being let into the inner circle meant friendship, fun, and fruitcake. But one recruit saw this bakery as his own personal piggy bank and drained the company funds so much it threatened to bring this world famous purveyor of perennial pastries crumbling down. How much could he have taken and how on Earth did he spend it all? This week's episode is Fraud at the Fruitcake Factory.

SOURCES

Texas True Crime Film, Fruitcake Features Jennifer Garner, Collin Street Bakery: https://collinstreet.com/blogs/stories/texas-true-crime-film-fruitcake-set-to-feature-jennifer-garner

Jennifer Garner & Paul Walter Hauser To Star In True-Crime Movie ‘Fruitcake’; Max Winkler Directing Black List Script, Deadline: https://deadline.com/2024/03/jennifer-garner-paul-walter-hauser-true-crime-movie-fruitcake-max-winkler-1235857323/

Jennifer Garner to star in movie about $17M fruitcake fraud by Fort Worth film group, Fort Worth Star Telegram: https://www.star-telegram.com/news/local/article286928510.html

Original Sources

Tarrant County Medical Examiner: Jenkins dies in hospital, Corsicana Daily Sun, https://www.corsicanadailysun.com/news/tarrant-county-medical-examiner-jenkins-dies-in-hospital/article_c7f20fee-4c0b-11e9-b876-075687c02f46.html

Corsicana home of Sandy Jenkins goes on market, Corsicana Daily Sun: https://www.corsicanadailysun.com/news/local_news/corsicana-home-of-sandy-jenkins-goes-on-market/article_f826a6bd-189a-5b97-8143-82cc60d99c16.html

Fruitcake Fraud (2021 documentary): https://www.imdb.com/title/tt15868154/

Grand Jury Indicts Wife Of Former Executive At Collin Street Bakery On Conspiracy, Money Laundering And False Statement Felony Offenses, Department of Justice: https://www.justice.gov/usao-ndtx/pr/grand-jury-indicts-wife-former-executive-collin-street-bakery-conspiracy-money

Indictment: https://www.justice.gov/usao-ndtx/file/629396/download

Just Desserts, Texas Monthly: https://features.texasmonthly.com/editorial/just-desserts/

Kay Jenkins seeks divorce, Corsicana Daily Sun:  https://www.corsicanadailysun.com/news/local_news/kay-jenkins-seeks-divorce/article_d39a20bc-4369-5d56-ac99-21e84fe857af.html

Miss Kay Nikel Exchanges Vows with Sandy Jenkins in Wortham, The Mexia Daily News, January 4, 1972 - Newspapers.com (Subscription Required)

Tarrant County Medical Examiner: Jenkins dies in hospital, Corsicana Daily Sun: https://www.corsicanadailysun.com/news/tarrant-county-medical-examiner-jenkins-dies-in-hospital/article_c7f20fee-4c0b-11e9-b876-075687c02f46.html

The History of Collin Street Bakery, Collin Street Bakery Official Website: https://collinstreet.com/blog/collin-street-bakery-history