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Ford plant electrician’s career ends over $1.95 cookie he paid for

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Ford fired an electrician at its Kentucky Truck Plant after it thought he took a Grandma's chocolate chip cookie from a break room without paying. (FORD/FRITO-LAY)
July 01, 2026 06:00 AM EDT

Ford Motor Co. reportedly fired an electrician earning more than $200,000 a year at the automaker’s most profitable assembly plant over a $1.95 chocolate chip cookie.

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