{"id":2598144,"date":"2026-05-03T06:45:02","date_gmt":"2026-05-03T10:45:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/former-chick-fil-a-worker-charged-how-police-say-he-turned-mac-and-cheese-into-80k-payday\/"},"modified":"2026-05-03T06:48:51","modified_gmt":"2026-05-03T10:48:51","slug":"former-chick-fil-a-worker-charged-how-police-say-he-turned-mac-and-cheese-into-80k-payday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/former-chick-fil-a-worker-charged-how-police-say-he-turned-mac-and-cheese-into-80k-payday\/","title":{"rendered":"Former Chick-fil-A Worker Charged: How Police Say He Turned Mac and Cheese Into $80K Payday"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fformer-chick-fil-a-worker-charged-how-police-say-he-turned-mac-and-cheese-into-80k-payday%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2598144&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A former Chick-fil-A employee in Texas, Keyshun Jones, is accused of stealing more than $80,000 through a fraudulent refund scheme involving macaroni and cheese. Investigators say the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nolte-reality-star-ends-up-in-hospital-after-selling-farts-online\/\" title=\"Nolte: Reality Star Ends Up in Hospital After Selling Farts Online\">scheme began<\/a> after a Grapevine Chick-fil-A owner reported suspicious activity,and detectives later alleged-as supported by surveillance footage-that Jones returned to the restaurant even after being fired.<\/p>\n<p>Police claim Jones allegedly entered fake orders for about 800 Mac and Cheese trays and then issued refunds to his own credit cards, repeating the same pattern across <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/report-new-york-docs-overseeing-covid-testing-for-high-risk-populations-told-to-prioritize-cuomo-cronies\/\" title=\"Report: New York Docs Overseeing COVID Testing For \u2018High-Risk\u2019 Populations Told To Prioritize Cuomo Cronies\">multiple visits<\/a>. Officers say the repeated identical refund transactions quickly added up to over $80,000. Authorities report Jones avoided arrest for more than a week after a warrant was issued, and he was ultimately taken into custody on April 17. <\/p>\n<p>The Texas Attorney general\u2019s Fugitive Task Force and Fort Worth police arrested Jones, who now <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-to-deliver-unscheduled-speech-tonight\/\" title=\"Biden to Deliver Unscheduled Speech Tonight\">faces multiple felony charges<\/a> including property theft<\/a>, money laundering, and evading arrest, with potential penalties of up to 10 years in state prison if convicted.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>A former <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/amazon-wants-15-federal-minimum-wage-reports-small-businesses-would-be-hardest-hit\/\" title=\"Amazon Wants  Federal Minimum Wage; Reports: Small Businesses Would Be Hardest Hit\">fast food worker<\/a> in Texas is accused of making a lot of cheddar off stolen mac and cheese.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox4news.com\/news\/former-texas-chick-fil-a-employee-80k-refund-fraud-mac-and-cheese\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">According<\/a> to KDFW-TV, Keyshun Jones is accused of stealing more than $80,000 from Chick-fil-A through a fraudulent refund operation.<\/p>\n<p>Police alleged the former employee turned a side dish into a full-blown criminal enterprise.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">EX-EMPLOYEE ACCUSED OF $80K FRAUD: A former Chick-fil-A employee is accused of stealing more than $80,000 through a fraudulent refund scheme involving mac and cheese.<\/p>\n<p>Full Story: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/4vJOy2x2tk\">https:\/\/t.co\/4vJOy2x2tk<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/NrWe3aHaju\">pic.twitter.com\/NrWe3aHaju<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 The Dallas Express News (@DallasExpress) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DallasExpress\/status\/2049868096186290524?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 30, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The investigation began in November 2025 after a Chick-fil-A owner in Grapevine reported suspicious financial activity.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"anyclipvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadAnyclip() { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst container = document.getElementById(\"anyclipvideo\"); 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\t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>Detectives were looking into hundreds of questionable refunds tied to the restaurant.<\/p>\n<p>Surveillance footage soon pointed them in the right direction.<\/p>\n<p>Police said the video showed Jones behind the counter out of uniform after he had already been fired about a month earlier, according to KDFW.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83d\udea8JUST IN: Chick-fil-A employee accused of stealing $80,000 with mac &#038; cheese scheme. TALK ABOUT A &#8220;GRATE&#8221; HEIST! \ud83e\uddc0\ud83d\udcb8<\/p>\n<p>Forget the secret menu\u2014this former Chick-fil-A employee found a way to &#8220;cook the books&#8221; that nobody saw coming!<\/p>\n<p>Authorities say Keyshun Jones managed to walk\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/l4hQqOgvRG\">pic.twitter.com\/l4hQqOgvRG<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 JUSTICE by TRUTH (@JusticebyTruth1) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JusticebyTruth1\/status\/2049919499890053425?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 30, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Jones allegedly rang up roughly 800 orders of macaroni and cheese trays.<\/p>\n<p>Instead of handing food to customers, police said he issued refunds to his own credit cards. The identical transactions added up quickly.<\/p>\n<p>Officers said the total came to more than $80,000.<\/p>\n<p>Fox News <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/us\/chick-fil-employee-busted-bizarre-mac-cheese-theft-scheme\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reported<\/a> that Jones allegedly returned to the restaurant multiple times to carry out the transactions.<\/p>\n<p>Each visit followed the same pattern, investigators said \u2014 he would enter fake orders, process refunds, and collect the stolen money.<\/p>\n<p>Police have not said how Jones was able to access the register after being terminated, according to Fox News.<\/p>\n<p>Officers said schemes like these are not unheard of in the restaurant industry.<\/p>\n<p>Fox News reported that Jones managed to avoid arrest for more than a week after an arrest warrant was issued on April 6.<\/p>\n<p>He was ultimately taken into custody on April 17.<\/p>\n<p>The Texas Attorney General\u2019s Fugitive Task Force and the Fort Worth Police Department worked together to take down Jones, who now faces multiple felony charges.<\/p>\n<p>Those charges include property theft, money laundering, and evading arrest.<\/p>\n<p>If convicted, Jones could face up to 10 years in state prison under Texas law, Fox News reported.<\/p>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f7f7f7; color: #171717; display: flex;font-size: 16px;font-weight: 600;line-height: 1.5;margin: 24px 0;padding: 18px 20px 18px 30px;text-align: left;\">\n<div style=\"align-self: stretch;border-left: 3px solid #171717;flex-shrink: 0;padding-left: 20px;\"><\/div>\n<p><a style=\"text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/\">Choose The Western Journal as your preferred source on Google and never miss reporting that defends truth, protects freedom, and advances Western civilization<\/a><\/div>\n<p style=\"border: 1px solid #f5f5f5; padding: 16px;\">Advertise with The Western Journal and reach millions of highly engaged readers, while supporting our work. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/advertise-us\/?wj_source=article\">Advertise Today<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey == typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts = { \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs = [ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i = 0; i < inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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