Ex-Chick-fil-A Employee Seeks Second Chance After $80K Mac & Cheese Scheme

A former Chick-fil-A employee in Grapevine, Texas, 23-year-old Keyshun Jones pleaded guilty to stealing about $80,000 by ringing up roughly 800 fake mac-and-cheese orders and refunding them to his personal credit cards. He said he chose mac & cheese because it’s one of the restaurant’s pricier catering items and acted after losing his job, claiming anger led to the scheme. He was sentenced to three years in prison (time served) and is seeking parole and a return to Chick-fil-A, though his former boss did not comment; his wife supports him, and he says he’s not what the internet portrays and hopes for a second chance.