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To: jbIII who wrote (175)	9/25/1998 11:23:00 PM
From: Milk	Read Replies (3) of 249

Couple that Reported Dead Frog in Taco Found Guilty of Fraud AP 25-SEP-98 BRAZIL, Ind. (AP) -- A couple were convicted of trying to get money from Taco Bell by putting a withered frog in a taco. Bob and Debbie Fields had claimed they found the remains in a double-decker taco they bought in 1997. Mrs. Fields told Taco Bell's insurance representative that if she and her husband didn't get $50,000 to $75,000, they would go to the media with their story, according to prosecutors. On Thursday, a jury convicted the couple of fraud and false reporting. Each could get up to 31/2 years in prison and $11,000 in fines at sentencing Oct. 19. Defense attorney James Organ said the jury disregarded lie-detector results indicating the Fieldses were telling the truth. Laurie Gannon, a spokeswoman at Taco Bell headquarters in Irvine, Calif., said: "This sends a strong signal that fraud and extortion don't pay."

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