Fraudsters allegedly absconded with truckles of artisan cheddar worth about $390,000 from one of the UK’s most famous cheese stores.
The fraudsters, “posing as a legitimate wholesale distributor for a major French retailer,” ordered over 950 wheels of the clothbound Hafod, Westcombe and Pitchfork cheddar from London-based Neal’s Yard Dairy, according to a Friday statement from the dairy store.
Neal’s Yard Dairy reportedly delivered the approximately 48,500-pounds of cheddar before realizing the wholesale distributor was a fake. The news of the alleged fraud was “difficult … to share,” Neal’s Yard Dairy said.
“Despite the significant financial blow, we have honoured our commitment to our small-scale suppliers and paid all three artisan cheesemakers in full,” the cheese vendor added. (RELATED: Six Arrested, Three At Large, For Allegedly Executing US Neighbor’s…
