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Freedom Foods enlists PwC, Ashurst to investigate potential fraud

Michael Roddan
Michael RoddanNational correspondent

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Freedom Foods is “undertaking further investigations” into possible fraudulent activity after a flood of expiring milk triggered a $60 million write-down, which was revealed a day after the shock departure of the company’s chief executive and chief financial officer.

The $830 million company, backed by the billionaire Perich family, also revealed on Thursday that it would need to book an extra $10 million in bad debts after it combed over its accounts and found invoices that were raised but failed to be credited to the health food company.

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Michael Roddan is a Walkley Award-winning national correspondent based in Sydney. He is a former business and economics reporter for The Australian. Connect with Michael on Twitter. Email Michael at m.roddan@afr.com

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