Jared Fogle | |
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Fogle in June 2007
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Born |
Jared Scott Fogle August 23, 1977 Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S. |
Residence | Zionsville, Indiana |
Education | Indiana University |
Occupation | Former television spokesperson/actor |
Employer | Subway (2000–2015) |
Criminal charge | Distribution and receipt of child pornography, traveling to engage in illicit sexual conduct with a minor |
Criminal penalty | 13-15 2⁄3 years in federal prison, lifetime of supervised release, $175,000 fine plus forfeiture of $50,000 (a total of $225,000), and $1.4 million restitution. |
Criminal status | Currently incarcerated at the Federal Correctional Institution, Englewood; earliest possible release date July 11, 2029 |
Spouse(s) |
Elizabeth Christie (m. 2001; div. 2007) Katie McLaughlin (m. 2010; div. 2015) |
Children | 2 |
Conviction(s) | November 19, 2015 (guilty plea) |
Jared Scott Fogle (born August 23, 1977), also known as "the Subway Guy", is a former American spokesperson for Subway restaurants. After his significant weight loss attributed to eating Subway sandwiches, Fogle was made a spokesperson for the company's advertising campaigns from 2000 to 2015.
Fogle's tenure with Subway ended after he was investigated for paying for sex with minors and receiving child pornography in 2015. On August 19, 2015, he agreed to plead guilty in federal court to possessing child pornography and traveling to pay for sex with minors. Fogle formally pleaded guilty to the charges on November 19, 2015, and was sentenced to serve 15 years, 8 months in federal prison, with a minimum of 13 years before becoming eligible for early release.
Fogle was born in Indianapolis, Indiana, to Norman and Adrienne Fogle. He was raised in a Jewish home.
He became a bar mitzvah while on a trip to Israel, and then was confirmed by his Conservative-Reconstructionist synagogue. In 1995, Fogle graduated from North Central High School in Indianapolis. He graduated from Indiana University in 2000 and then worked briefly in the revenue management department at American Trans Air.
Fogle first came to media attention in April 1999, via an article written by a former dorm-mate about Fogle's weight loss and published in the Indiana Daily Student. Subsequently, Fogle was featured in a Men's Health magazine article, "Stupid Diets. . . that Work!" According to the article, Fogle had become obese through lack of exercise and eating junk food.