Fruitcake Fraud

Fruitcake Fraud

2021 · 98 min · ★ 6.0 · Documentary, Crime

Unveils the crime where someone had extorted millions from Collin Street Bakery in Corsicana, Texas, and how people and the FBI are still amazed of how the crime was solved and the lavish lifestyle the culprits were living.

Directed by Celia Aniskovich

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