The couple who schemed to defraud Wendy's restaurant chain by planting a severed human finger in a bowl of chili received nearly the maximum punishments possible Wednesday.
Santa Clara County Judge Edward Davila
sentenced Anna Ayala to nine years in prison and her husband, Jaime Plascencia, to 12 years, four months behind bars.
"Greed and avarice overtook this couple, and they lost their moral compass," he said.