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Jared Fogle, former face of Subway and admitted child abuser, is scheduled to be released from prison a year early

Nov 25, 2023, 20:34 IST
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Jared Fogle was sentenced in 2015 to 15 years in federal prison.AP Photo/Michael Conroy, File
  • Jared Fogle was once the face of Subway sandwiches.
  • In 2015, Fogle was sentenced to 15 years in federal prison for having sex with minors.
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For the last eight years, Jared Fogle, once the face of Subway sandwiches, has been living on an even blander diet at a federal prison mess hall.

A judge sentenced Fogle in November 2015 to 15 years in prison after he pleaded guilty earlier that year to charges of traveling to have sex with a minor and child pornography. The former pop-culture icon will likely only serve 14 years of that sentence — with his release from FCI Englewood in Colorado scheduled for March 24, 2029, according to court records obtained by Business Insider.

Fogle was parachuted to his place as a pop-culture icon more than 20 years ago when Subway made him a spokesperson after the company learned he lost over 200 pounds from a diet that consisted mostly of Subway sandwiches.

By 2015, though, the company pivoted from Fogle's image as a newly slim college student to one of a family man — and announcing an ad campaign showing animated versions of him and his family, according to court documents.

Months after the campaign was announced, the FBI raided Fogle's home and federal prosecutors filed criminal charges against him.

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In 2016, Fogle's ex-wife, Kathleen McLaughlin, sued Subway in Indiana state court, claiming the company knew about his "sexual interest in and activity with children" but kept featuring him in ads and did not notify authorities. That lawsuit was later dismissed.

Fogle also filed his own lawsuit in 2018 against his former lawyers and a federal prosecutor, claiming he was tricked into his plea agreement — but it was dismissed later that year.

Jared Fogle is serving a 15 year sentence at a federal prison in Colorado.AP

Fogle continues to serve his sentence at a low security prison in Littleton, Colorado, where he spends his days among 910 male inmates, according to Bureau of Prison records.

The BOP declined to comment on Fogle's release date, per security policy, and it is unclear when his release was scheduled.

It is completely normal for federal inmates to serve less time that their total original sentence that was handed down by a judge.

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The prison programming they participate in, their behavior, and their health, can all contribute to earlier release dates.

As of 2018, eligible federal inmates are allowed up to 54 days of "good conduct time" off their sentence for each year of the sentence imposed by the court, according to the Bureau of Prisons.

Completing "Evidence-Based Recidivism Reduction" programs may also qualify them for earlier release.

An attorney for Fogle could not immediately be identified, as he represented himself in his last federal court matter.

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