2 ex-Birmingham Chick-fil-A employees pocketed thousands of dollars from customers, indictment claims
Updated Apr 28, 2021;
Two former Birmingham Chick-fil-A employees have been indicted on federal fraud and wire fraud charges.
The federal grand jury on Tuesday issued a 16-count indictment against Larry James Black Jr., 37, of Center Point, and Joshua Daniel Powell, 40, of Moody. Black was the former director of hospitality at Chick-fil-A Five Points South and Powell was the former manager at the same restaurant.
A joint statement by Northern District of Alabama U.S. Attorney Prim Escalona and U.S. Secret Service Special Agent in Charge Patrick M. Davis says they are charged with conspiracy to commit wire fraud and wire fraud. Additionally, Black was also charged with bank fraud and misuse of a social security number.
2 former Chick-Fil-A employees indicted for scheme to steal money
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By WBRC Staff
Published: Apr. 28, 2021 at 11:46 AM CDT|Updated: Apr. 28, 2021 at 11:39 AM CDT
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BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) - A federal grand jury indicted two former employees of a Birmingham-area Chick-fil-A restaurant franchise on a scheme to steal money.
U.S. Attorney Prim F. Escalona and U.S. Secret Service Special Agent in Charge Patrick M. Davis announced the indictments Wednesday.
A 16-count indictment filed in U.S. District Court charges Larry James Black, Jr., 37, of Center Point, the former Director of Hospitality at Chick-fil-A Five Points, and Joshua Daniel Powell, 40, of Moody, a former Manager at the same location, with conspiracy to commit wire fraud and wire fraud.
Two former Chick-fil-A managers in Birmingham charged in alleged scheme to steal money Share Updated: 12:22 PM CDT Apr 28, 2021 WVTM 13 Digital
The latest breaking updates, delivered straight to your email inbox. Share Updated: 12:22 PM CDT Apr 28, 2021 WVTM 13 Digital Two former employees of a Chick-fil-A in Birmingham were indicted by a federal grand jury Tuesday for an alleged scheme to steal thousands of dollars in customers payments for catering orders. U.S. Attorney Prim F. Escalona and U.S. Secret Service Special Agent in Charge Patrick M. Davis. A 16-count indictment filed in U.S. District Court charges According to the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Alabama, 37-year-old Larry James Black, of Center Point, the former hospitality director at the Chick-fil-A in Five Points, and 40-year-old Joshua Daniel Powell, of Moody, a former manager at the same location, with conspiracy to commit wire fraud and wire frau
From The Tribune staff reports
BIRMINGHAM Two former Birmingham Chick-fil-A employees were indicted on Tuesday, April 27, on charges of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and wire fraud.
Larry James Black, Jr., 37, of Center Point, and Joshua Daniell Powell, 40, of Moody, are accused of devising and implementing a scheme to divert hundreds of thousands of dollars in customer payments between April 2018 and January 2020. Prosecutors said Black and Powell used fraudulent email and digital payment accounts to trick customers and divert payments for catering orders and other restaurant sales to bank accounts under their personal control.
Black is the former Director of Hospitality and Powell is the former Manager of the Chick-fil-A Five Points.
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