22 September 2007
Reduced sentence sought by woman in finger case
By Howard Mintz
Mercury News
A state appeals court Friday gave the woman responsible for the infamous Wendy's finger-in-the-chili scam an opportunity to shave some time off her nine-year prison sentence.
In a 31-page ruling, the 6th District Court of Appeal in San Jose upheld much of the stiff punishment imposed last year against Anna Ayala, who pleaded guilty to concocting a scam that turned her into a tabloid celebrity and made Wendy's chili the butt of national jokes. But the appeals court also found that Ayala is entitled to a new hearing on one of her arguments to reduce her overall sentence. [...]
Reduced sentence sought by woman in finger case
By Howard Mintz
Mercury News
A state appeals court Friday gave the woman responsible for the infamous Wendy's finger-in-the-chili scam an opportunity to shave some time off her nine-year prison sentence.
In a 31-page ruling, the 6th District Court of Appeal in San Jose upheld much of the stiff punishment imposed last year against Anna Ayala, who pleaded guilty to concocting a scam that turned her into a tabloid celebrity and made Wendy's chili the butt of national jokes. But the appeals court also found that Ayala is entitled to a new hearing on one of her arguments to reduce her overall sentence. [...]
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