Anna Ayala | |
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| Born | Anna Dalia Ayala December 22, 1965 |
| Known for | Fraudulent lawsuit against Wendy's |
| Criminal status | Released |
| Conviction(s) | Guilty (2005): • Presenting a false or fraudulent insurance claim • Attempted grand theft of personal property over $400 • Grand theft of personal property over $400 No contest (2013): • Felon in possession of a firearm • Making a false police report |
| Criminal penalty | Nine years imprisonment (2005) Two years imprisonment (2013) |
Anna Dalia Ayala (born December 22, 1965) is an American fraudstress and convicted felon. She is most known for bringing a fraudulent tort claim against a Wendy's restaurant in San Jose, California in 2005. Ayala’s claims cost the chain more than $30 million USD in lost revenue. This led to a felony charge of attempted grand larceny against her, to which Ayala pleaded guilty in September 2005. She was sentenced to nine years in prison on January 18, 2006 and served four years. In 2013, she received another prison sentence for an unrelated incident regarding filing a false police report and felony firearm possession.