“They also said they have known about this for years. Where has everyone else been?”
Interesting, it seems like it has only gained publicity due to OK managing to finally implement a Mechirah (which according to everyone is better than none).
All these years it has been no shaileh Asur l’kulah Almah. The non-religious owner refused to sell his Chametz.
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