Father And Son Steal $40,000 Worth Of Chicken Wings

#1 Believe It Or Not, There Is A Chicken Wing Racket That Puts The Mob To Shame

A father and son from Syracuse, NY, were busted last month for allegedly running a chicken-wing racket, according to the Onondaga County Sheriff's Office. The charge against the father adds a second "fowl" play incident to his rap sheet.

#2 Father And Son Cooks Arrested For Stealing A Whopping $40,000 Worth Of Chicken Wings

Police said 56-year-old Paul Rojek and his son Joshua Rojek, 33, developed a scam in which they ripped off $41,000 worth of chicken wings between February and November while they both worked as cooks at Twin Trees Too Restaurant in Syracuse.

#3 Both Were Cooks At Syracuse's Twin Trees Too Restaurant

Investigators believe the men, both cooks at the Twin Trees Too restaurant, placed orders with the restaurant's wholesaler and then sold the chicken wings on the street and to other restaurants at a reduced rate.

#4 They Billed The Wholesalers Then Shredded The Receipts

The father and son billed about $41,000 worth of chicken wings to Twin Trees from February to the end of November and allegedly destroyed the receipts, authorities said. They would sell the wings for cash only, then take the original receipts to the shredding machine to destroy them, believing they would never get caught.

#5 Paul Rojek Has Been Arrested For Similar Incidents Involving WINGS In The Past

Jon Seeber of the sheriff's office spokesman told reporters that the pair has had an incident involving chicken wings in the past, but would not elaborate on that incident. However, reports say that the father had already been arrested in 2014 for allegedly stealing chicken wings from another restaurant. He said, the father-son duo faces charges for grand larceny in the third degree and falsifying business records in the first degree, authorities said. They have been released on $2,500 bond.

#6 Chicken Wings Are America's Best Selling Snack & Bar Food

Buffalo wings have become a popular bar food and appetizer across the United States and Canada. Large franchises specializing in Buffalo wings have emerged, notably Buffalo Wild Wings founded in 1982.

Buffalo wings were first prepared at the Anchor Bar in Buffalo, New York, not far from Syracuse, where the theft was discovered.