SUBWAY PARTS WAYS WITH JARED FOGLE AFTER FBI RAID
--SUPERS--:00 - :10:35 - :391:22 - 1:321:40 - 1:44From Subway:11 - :141:32 - 1:37From StewVision:17 - :341:10 - 1:191:53 - 1:572:02 - 2:09WTHR:39 - :41Getty Images:48 - :54Indiana State Police:54 - :58WISH1:19 - 1:22WTHRRonald ElbergerJared Fogle"s Attorney1:37 - 1:402010Jared FogleSubway Spokesman1:57 - 2:02Dan McGinnCrisis and Branding Expert --LEAD IN--THE ABRUPT DISMISSAL OF ONE OF THE COUNTRY"S MOST WELL-KNOW PITCHMEN IS RAISING LOTS OF QUESTIONS.JARED FOGLE WAS THE FACE OF SUBWAY SANDWICH SHOPS FOR YEARS.BRIAN TODD EXPLAINS WHAT HAPPENED. --REPORTER PKG-AS FOLLOWS--(--NATS--)"I"m Jared the Subway guy. This is my story."HE WAS AMONG THE MOST FAMOUS PITCH-MEN IN FAST-FOOD...(--NATS--)(clerk) "Hey, Jared!"(Jared) "Hi guys!"BUT TONIGHT- JARED FOGLE IS NO LONGER A SPOKESMAN FOR THE SUBWAY RESTAURANT CHAIN..AND HE"S AT THE CENTER OF LAW ENFORCEMENT ACTIVITY THAT"S RAISING A LOT OF QUESTIONS.FEDERAL AND STATE LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENTS HAVE RAIDED FOGLE"S HOME- CARTED OFF COMPUTERS AND OTHER ELECTRONICS- AND LEFT NEIGHBORS BEWILDERED.(MOS--)"Only thing I ever see around his home is happy people at the home doing gardening, waving. I"m shocked, upset of course and saddened."ALSO SHOCKED: THE SUBWAY CHAIN- WHICH IMMEDIATELY SUSPENDED ITS RELATIONSHIP WITH FOGLE, AND ISSUED A STATEMENT SAYING THEY "...BELIEVE IT IS RELATED TO A PRIOR INVESTIGATION OF A FORMER JARED FOUNDATION EMPLOYEE."SUBWAY DIDN"T NAME THE EMPLOYEE BUT IN MAY, RUSSELLTAYLOR-- WHO WORKED FOR FOGLE"S ANTI-OBESITY FOUNDATION-- WAS CHARGED WITH SEVEN COUNTS OF PRODUCING AND POSSESSING CHILD PORNOGRAPHY.ACCORDING TO THE CHARGING DOCUMENT, TWO THUMB-DRIVES FOUND IN TAYLOR"S HOME- WHICH HAD CHILD PORNOGRAPHY ON THEM-- ALSO HAD REFERENCES TO TAYLOR"S EMPLOYER. TAYLOR"S ATTORNEYS ARE NOT COMMENTING.JARED FOGLE"S LAWYER TELLS CNN: FOGLE"S NOT BEEN ARRESTED, OR CHARGED WITH ANY CRIME- AND IS COOPERATING WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT.(REPORTER: "Is he upset - how has he been handling all this?(Ronald Elberger/Jared Fogle"s Attorney/WTHR) "I think quite well."THE PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN JARED FOGLE AND SUBWAY HAS BEEN A RESOUNDING SUCCESS FOR 15-YEARS.THE CHAIN LEARNED ABOUT THE YOUNG MAN WHO"D ONCE WEIGHED MORE THAN 400 POUNDS AND INHALED FAST FOOD-- THEN CLAIMED HE"D LOST MORE THAN 200 POUNDS BY EATING SUBWAY SANDWICHES AND EXERCISING.(Jared Fogle/Subway Spokesman/2010)"You gotta be able to believe this face, you know? Come on."SUBWAY"S SALES SKYROCKETED IMMEDIATELY AFTER FOGLE"S ADS STARTED AIRING.AND HE"S REPORTED TO NOW HAVE A NET WORTH OF 15-MILLION DOLLARS.DAN McGINN-- A CRISIS AND BRANDING EXPERT WHO"S ADVISED SEVERAL COMPANIES-- SAYS THAT ALL MAY COME CRASHING DOWN.(Dan McGinn/Crisis and Branding Expert) "Even without confirmation of facts- there"re been no charges file here- it is absolutely devastating to his career and to his brand standing. His identity"s so narrow- it"s just one thing with one company with one issue. And this is gonna stick to him." --TAG--THE 37-YEAR-OLD FOGLE LIVES IN HIS INDIANA HOME WITH HIS WIFE AND TWO CHILDREN. -----END-----CNN.SCRIPT----- --KEYWORD TAGS--CRIME LEGAL JUSTICE INVESTIGATION CHILD PORNOGRAPHY SUBWAY BUSINESS BRANDING SPOKESMAN JARED FOGLE