Ex-Chipotle Manager Accused Of Stealing Awarded Almost $8 Million For Wrongful Termination

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FRESNO, Calif. (AP) – A California jury has awarded nearly $8 million dollars to the former manager of a Chipotle Mexican Grill for wrongful termination.
Jeanette Ortiz was accused in 2015 of stealing $626 in cash from a safe at the restaurant in Fresno. Her bosses claimed the theft was recorded on surveillance video, but when Ortiz asked to see the evidence she was told it had been destroyed.
Ortiz fired a wrongful termination suit. The Fresno Bee report