A major bust involving a retail theft that resulted in eight indictments. The Manhattan district attorney says the suspects impersonated shipping companies to seal products.

Parmesan, pecorino, Manchego — 25,000 pounds of cheese. A truck full of lamb and another with nearly 40,000 pounds of beef.

Reputed members of a major retail theft ring that pilfered meat, copper, and cigarettes from distributors throughout the northeastern U.S. found themselves in handcuffs and marched into Manhattan Criminal Court on Wednesday.

Eight people are facing charges for impersonating shipping companies and stealing millions of dollars’ worth of wholesale goods they sold on the black market across the country, according to Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg.

They’re some real gouda fellas.
A crew of Uzbek wannabe mobsters allegedly pocketed $4.5 million of high-end cheese, cigarettes and other goodies from warehouses across the Northeast — in a scheme straight out of “Goodfellas,” law enforcement officials said Wednesday.