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Ex-Chick-fil-A Worker Charged in $80,000 Mac-and-Cheese Refund Scheme

The case spotlights weak refund controls at franchises that can turn low-cost items into large cash losses.

Overview

  • Keyshun Jones, 23, was arrested on April 17 with help from a state fugitive task force after police say he evaded them several times.
  • Detectives launched the case in November 2025 after the Grapevine franchise owner reported hundreds of phony refunds, and a warrant followed on April 6.
  • Surveillance footage shows about 800 mac-and-cheese tray orders rung up at the register and instantly refunded to personal cards for roughly $80,015.
  • The former employee faces charges of property theft, money laundering, and evading arrest and remains in the Tarrant County jail on $111,500 bond.
  • If convicted, he could face up to 10 years in state prison as police have not said why he was fired or how he gained access to the register after termination.