After 11 years at Kentucky Ford plant, diabetic worker was fired over a $1.95 cookie, later offered $33,000 in back wages after proving he paid, now plans to sue the carmaker

Kurt Kromm, a 60-year-old former electrician for Ford, is eyeing to file a lawsuit against the carmaker he was wrongly accused of stealing a $1.95 packet of cookies and later fired. His 11-year career abruptly came to an end with Ford’s Kentucky Truck Plant in May when the company accused him of stealing a $1.95 packet of Grandma’s Chocolate Chip Cookies from a self‑checkout kiosk.

Kromm, who is diabetic, insisted he paid for Grandma’s Chocolate Chip Cookies and even produced bank records to prove himself. Later on, Ford was forced to offer him $33,000 in back wages and his old job back.