Have you ever had some Rice Krispies Treats, and asked someone for the recipe, and had them say, “Sorry, it’s a secret family recipe”?
Well, that’s actually a legally recognized thing. The recipe-stealing, at least.
A 50-year-old line cook in Florida named Carlos Gottberg was arrested after stealing two COOKBOOKS earlier this month. He took them from the place he worked, a Venezuelan restaurant called Mordisco Miami.
He also works at a sandwich and smoothie shop, but they don’t sell Venezuelan food, so it’s unclear what he was planning to do with the cookbooks. It also sounds like these were SECRET recipes, to some degree.
Carlos was charged with theft of trade secrets, and made a “full confession.” In Florida, the theft of trade secrets is a FELONY, which is punishable by up to five years in prison and a $5,000 fine.
(Local 10)