(The real) Sahadi's on Atlantic. Courtesy JolieNY, Unsplash
New York AG Letitia James files lawsuit against a phony Sahadi’s
New York's top prosector is accusing a sham company of impersonating the beloved Brooklyn grocery and stealing nearly $100,000
Don’t make a sham Sahadi’s, or New York’s top prosecutor will come after you.
Attorney General Letitia James filed a lawsuit against a fake corporation that was impersonating the famous Brooklyn grocer, alleging that that the scammers stole nearly $100,000 from people confusing the real Sahadi’s with the fake Sahadi’s since it had a “similar name and the same address,” her office said in a press release.
The difference between the two was just one word. Her office said the frauders opened a corporation called “Sahadi Fine Foods Products Inc.,” which is extremely similar to real name of the 128-year-old company, “Sahadi Fine Foods Inc.” Her office has filed a lawsuit to dissolve the scammers and stop the fraud.
“Fraudsters stealing identities to create fake companies can do real damage to unsuspecting New Yorkers,” said AG James in the release, adding that she urges New Yorkers to “be vigilant and file a complaint” with her office.
In response, the (real) Sahadi’s thanked James for “taking quick action to stop these fraudsters and protect small businesses.”
Sahadi’s, which has two locations in Brooklyn, is so beloved that it was added to New York’s Historic Business Preservation Registry last year. It originally got it start in Manhattan before moving to Brooklyn Heights in 1948 as the Arab community grew in the area.
