After 11 years at Ford, Kurt Kromm says his career ended over a $1.95 cookie he was accused of stealing—only for records to later show that he had actually paid for it. Kromm, a 60-year-old electrician at Ford's Kentucky Truck Plant in Louisville, was fired after surveillance footage appeared to show him taking the cookie without completing payment.
After 11 years at Ford, Kurt Kromm says his career ended over a $1.95 cookie he was accused of stealing—only for records to later show that he had actually paid for it.
Kromm, a 60-year-old electrician at Ford's Kentucky Truck Plant in Louisville, was fired after surveillance footage appeared to show him taking the cookie without completing payment.
He disputed the accusation, produced banking records showing the charge, and was eventually offered his job back after the payment was confirmed.
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After 11 years at Ford, Kurt Kromm says his career ended over a $1.95 cookie he was accused of stealing—only for records to later show that he had actually paid for it. Kromm, a 60-year-old electrician at Ford's Kentucky Truck Plant in Louisville, was fired after surveillance footage appeared to show him taking the cookie without completing payment. He disputed the accusation, produced banking records showing the charge, and was eventually offered his job back after the payment was confirmed.
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