"Other retailers don't seem to get the "our supplier lied and we didn't bother checking" as an excuse" Are you sure? The linked article said that the retailers

"Other retailers don't seem to get the "our supplier lied and we didn't bother checking" as an excuse" Are you sure? The linked article said that the retailers that were busted were part of the scheme, doesn't sound like they were innocent bystanders that were cheated by the distributors. Three retail businesses in Queens and two in Manhattan were part of the scheme, Mr. Melendez said, adding that they had closed