{"id":29714,"date":"2021-11-17T19:55:30","date_gmt":"2021-11-18T00:55:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/?p=29714"},"modified":"2021-11-17T19:55:30","modified_gmt":"2021-11-18T00:55:30","slug":"this-december-get-into-the-holiday-spirit-by-digging-into-one-of-the-nuttiest-criminal-embezzlement-cases-in-the-history-of-baked-goods-with-the-delicious-discovery-special-fruitcake-fraud","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2021\/11\/17\/this-december-get-into-the-holiday-spirit-by-digging-into-one-of-the-nuttiest-criminal-embezzlement-cases-in-the-history-of-baked-goods-with-the-delicious-discovery-special-fruitcake-fraud\/","title":{"rendered":"This December Get Into the Holiday Spirit by Digging Into One of the Nuttiest Criminal Embezzlement Cases in the History of Baked Goods with the Delicious discovery+ Special &#8220;Fruitcake Fraud&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-29715\" src=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/fruitcake-fraud.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"666\" height=\"456\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/fruitcake-fraud.webp 666w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/fruitcake-fraud-300x205.webp 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 666px) 100vw, 666px\" \/>Whether you love it or hate it, there is no denying that fruitcake is the baked good fixture of the holiday season. This rings especially true for the folks at Corsicana, Texas&#8217; Collin Street Bakery who have spent the past 125 years as the leaders in all things fruitcake. Recognized as one of the world&#8217;s largest fruitcake distributors, over the past century Collin Street Bakery has built up a thirty-million-dollar-a-year empire, with 10,000 to 20,000 cakes ordered a day during the holiday season, shipped to nearly 190 countries around the world. But in 2013, their fruitcake empire began crumbling when a massive, years-long nearly $17 million criminal embezzlement fraud was discovered, simmering right under the noses of the bakery employees and townspeople alike.<\/p>\n<p>The discovery+ special FRUITCAKE FRAUD slices into this deliciously fascinating case, revealing the too-nutty-to-be-true story behind a small-town bakery&#8217;s worst nightmare. FRUITCAKE FRAUD begins streaming Wednesday, December 1 on discovery+.<\/p><div id=\"morty-4265271192\" class=\"morty-content\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-4937602850188786\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4937602850188786\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"5227734695\" \ndata-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\ndata-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p>After countless years of record fruitcake sales and national acclaim, the team at Collin Street Bakery is shocked when profits don&#8217;t appear to be growing along with the number of Christmastime orders for the world-class cakes. Determined to get to the bottom of this puzzling deficit, a newly hired accountant discovers a bit more than anyone bargained for when she stumbles across a multimillion-dollar scheme by one of the bakery&#8217;s own that had not only robbed the company of millions, but had netted its mastermind a fabulous fortune of homes, Rolex watches, designer clothes, jewelry and luxury travel for almost a decade. Suddenly, Collin Street Bakery and the town of Corsicana find themselves in the middle of a bewildering criminal embezzlement case that seems just too crazy to be true.<\/p>\n<p>Featuring a cast of colorful characters and a story much nuttier than one of Collin Street Bakery&#8217;s fruitcakes, FRUITCAKE FRAUD dives deep into the baffling case that left the FBI, the U.S. Attorney&#8217;s office, and the good people of Corsicana scratching their heads in amazement. How was it possible for one man to embezzle millions for almost a decade without anyone having the faintest clue &#8211; especially in a small, tight knit community where everyone knows everyone&#8217;s business? Over the course of the 90-minute special, clues, luxury goods, stolen money, witness and investigator accounts, and local Corsicana gossip are pieced together to reveal a delectably twisted tale of greed and conspiracy&#8230; topped off with just a bit of sugar and small town flair.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;FRUITCAKE FRAUD is not just about one of the most unexpected fraud cases to ever cross the desks of the FBI and the U.S. Attorney&#8217;s office &#8211; it&#8217;s a testament to the folks at Collin Street Bakery that even after this massive fraud, they are still standing and brightening everyone&#8217;s holiday season with their iconic fruitcakes. If that doesn&#8217;t get you into the holiday spirit, I don&#8217;t know what will!,&#8221; said Jason Sarlanis, President of Crime and Investigative Content. &#8220;We are so grateful to the wonderful people of Collin Street Bakery and the community of Corsicana who opened their doors to us and helped us shed light on this baffling case. Whether you like fruit cake or not &#8211; you&#8217;ll definitely enjoy this unbelievable true crime story.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>FRUITCAKE FRAUD is produced for discovery+ by ITV America&#8217;s Good Caper Content in association with Dial Tone Films and directed by Celia Aniskovich. Jordana Hochman, Alison Dammann, Sumit David, and Red Sanders serve as Executive Producers along with Aniskovich. 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