Jared Fogle appeared in advertising campaigns for Subway from 2000 until 2015, when he publicly became the subject of a probe by the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
36 Facts About Jared Fogle
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Jared Fogle's popularity led to him being featured in over 300 commercials during his fifteen years with Subway, alongside other media appearances.
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Allegations of Jared Fogle having inappropriate relations with minors began in 2007 but did not gain traction until 2015, when the FBI uncovered that he had received child pornography from an associate.
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Jared Fogle was born in Indianapolis, Indiana, on August 23,1977, to Norman and Adrienne Fogle.
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Jared Fogle graduated from North Central High School in 1995 and from Indiana University Bloomington in 2000.
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Jared Fogle worked briefly in the revenue management department at ATA Airlines.
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Jared Fogle changed his eating habits upon the switch to eating at Subway, replacing his 10,000-calorie-per-day food consumption with one small turkey sub and one large veggie sub along with some baked potato chips and diet soda, totalling about 2,000 calories.
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Jared Fogle gave talks on the benefits of fitness and healthy eating.
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In 2002, Fogle was the subject of an episode of South Park titled "Jared Has Aides".
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Jared Fogle has stated that while the episode had "typical[ly] tasteless humor", the fact that an entire episode was devoted to him was "very flattering".
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Jared Fogle added, "you know you've made it when shows like South Park start parodying you".
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Jared Fogle appeared in the 2017 video game South Park: The Fractured but Whole as a boss; this occurred after his child pornography conviction.
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In February 2008, a Subway campaign called "Tour de Pants" celebrated Jared Fogle maintaining his weight loss for a decade.
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Jared Fogle made appearances in the Sharknado film series, beginning with Sharknado 2: The Second One.
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Jared Fogle severed all ties with him immediately following the arrest.
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In 2007, Jared Fogle came to the attention of state and federal law enforcement agencies after Sarasota, Florida, journalist and radio host Rochelle Herman-Walrond told the Sarasota Police Department he made lewd comments to her about middle school-age girls; she had met Jared Fogle at a local middle school for a health event, as he was in Sarasota for his speaking tour.
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Jared Fogle made recordings of Fogle's remarks and saved text messages between them, and then went to the Federal Bureau of Investigation, where agents asked her to record her conversations with him.
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Mills's lawyer said that she had alerted Subway's corporate management about the text messages, but that they had responded that because Jared Fogle was not a Subway employee, there was no violation.
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In return, Jared Fogle agreed to a minimum sentence of five years.
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On November 19,2015, Jared Fogle formally pleaded guilty before federal judge Tanya Walton Pratt.
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Jared Fogle is able to appeal the sentence since it is longer than the maximum sentence recommended by the prosecutors.
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The appeal brief was due by January 25,2016, but Jared Fogle asked for an extension for his appeal after Elberger was diagnosed with cancer.
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On June 9,2016, Jared Fogle's sentence was upheld by the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit.
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Judge Pratt agreed with the recommendations, but she had no authority to determine where Jared Fogle would serve his sentence.
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On November 21,2015, Jared Fogle arrived at the Henderson County, Kentucky Detention Center, where he was held on a temporary basis.
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Jared Fogle entered Federal Bureau of Prisons custody, going to Federal Transfer Center, Oklahoma City, on December 15,2015.
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In March 2016, Jared Fogle was assaulted by another inmate, Steven Nigg.
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On November 8,2017, Pratt dismissed a motion filed by Jared Fogle who was hoping to overturn his convictions by stating that the federal court did not have jurisdiction to convict him.
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Jared Fogle dismissed another motion filed on behalf of Fogle by fellow inmate Frank Pate stating the court did not have jurisdiction because of Fogle's status as a purported "sovereign citizen".
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In November 2021, Jared Fogle spoke out from prison for the first time, writing in a letter to the New York Post that he "royally screwed up" and that he runs 4 to 5 miles per day and works out regularly while behind bars, claiming to weigh 180 pounds.
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The parents of one of Jared Fogle's victims filed a lawsuit against Jared Fogle for personal injury and emotional distress.
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Jared Fogle filed a motion arguing that the parents are actually liable for the injuries because the parents fought and abused alcohol in front of the daughter.
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Jared Fogle potentially faced state charges in New York related to Victims 13 and 14.
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In November 2009, Jared Fogle became engaged to Kathleen McLaughlin, a teacher.
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In January 2010, People reported that Jared Fogle had gained back 40 pounds and planned to lose it by way of his Subway weight-loss program for his upcoming wedding.
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Jared Fogle added that she was focused "exclusively on the well-being of my children" and would have no further comment.