Fruitcake is incomplete without nuts.
Discovery+: An exclusive peek inside the documentary Fruitcake FraudThe premiere of ‘The Message, Premiering Wednesday, December 1st, 2008 helps ring in our favorite time of year with a true crime Christmas story, courtesy of an FBI case that truly takes the cake.
Corsicana, Texas is home to the prestigious Collin Street Bakery, known for being the “Dom Perignon of fruitcake,” as owner Bob McNutt boasts in the trailer. After a $16.6million embezzlement plan led by an accountant, the tiny bakery was renamed. Sandy JenkinsHis wife Kay Jenkins.
“I think he got in a scheme that was way above him, way bigger than him,” a commentator explains about the accountant in an exclusive clip.
Another town resident said that Sandy’s embezzlement began slowly. He first showed up in the form of a watch, then bought himself a car. The Jenkinses also went on lavish trips and even applied for a mortgage to purchase a Santa Fe vacation home.