Season 3 Episode 1 - Fruitcake Fraud

<p>If you drive from Houston to Dallas or vice-versa, you will most likely be travelling on IH 45, a major highway in America that runs north to south. &nbsp;Somewhere about 1 hour south of Dallas is the small town of Corsicana - a picturesque town in the heart of Texas with a very famous local business - the Collin Street Bakery. &nbsp;The Collin Street Bakery has been around since 1896 and has the distinction of being the largest, or at least one of the largest, bakers of fruitcakes in the United States. &nbsp;The Collin Street Bakery is one of the landmarks of Texas and certainly the landmark in Corsicana. &nbsp;Love 'em or hate 'em, fruitcakes are a staple of the American Christmas and New Year's scene. &nbsp;</p> <p>But from 2004 until 2013, the Collin Street Bakery was also the victim of a multi million dollar embezzlement scheme from an unlikely source. &nbsp;&nbsp;We explore the world of fruitcakes and the all-too real world of embezzlement in this episode. &nbsp;</p> <p><br></p> <p>Opening and Closing Music:</p> <p>Penguin music - ModernChillout - Background Music [NCS Release]</p> --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/gene-tausk/message