Everybody’s favorite holiday whipping boy is the much-maligned traditional fruitcake.  Well, Red for one is not ashamed to admit that he likes fruitcake – in fact, likes it a lot.  So if you have one that you don’t want, send it my way. But  if you agree with Red and are in the market for the best fruitcake made in America, find your way over to the Collin Street Bakery in Corsicana.   https://www.collinstreet.com/

They could use your business having been the target of a massive embezzlement by their trusted corporate controller Sandy Jenkins.  Jenkins, who pleaded guilty earlier this year, stole over $16 million using his ill-gotten gains to purchase a home in Santa Fe, expensive jewelry, luxury cars and to pay for lavish vacations.  The company was slow to catch on to Jenkins’ massive swindling.  The discovery came to light when a newly hired employee noticed irregularities in some of the payments made.  The Fort Worth Star-Telegram has an excellent article on Jenkins’ bold thievery.

http://www.star-telegram.com/2014/03/11/5640532/feds-iconic-east-texas-bakery.html