A new hoax and a new prison sentence for the San Jose woman known as the "Chili Finger Lady," who will soon be back behind bars.
The San Jose Mercury News reports a judge sentenced 47-year-old Anna Ayala to two years in prison for lying to police after her son accidentally shot himself in the ankle. Her son is a convicted felon who is not supposed to have a gun.
In 2005, Anna Ayala was dining at a San Jose Wendy's restaurant when she claimed she chomped down on a partially-cooked segment of a human finger. The fast food chain suffered an estimated $21 million in lost business.
Her husband, Jaime Plascencia, got the severed finger from a co-worker, who lost it in an industrial accident. Both Ayala and Plascencia pleaded guilty. Ayala was sentenced to nine years in prison but was released after four years on good behavior.
