In a story that reads like something out of a Kafka novel, a construction worker in Washington State got thrown in jail, lost his car and his job because a teller at the branch of Chase bank he was trying to cash a check at, thought he was trying to commit fraud. What's even more fucked up is that this poor bastard had his life turned upside down when he tried to cash a cashiers check that they had sent to him. Yup, it was a Chase Bank Cashier's Check, presented at a Chase Bank Branch and instead of honouring it, they had the guy arrested.
Oh, they eventually got things sorted out and he was released from jail, not before he was fucked out of a car and a job mind you, and Chase bank, being the fine upstanding Corporate Citizens that they are still haven't apologized for their actions over a year later on.
Did I mention that the gentlemen in question is black and his name is Ikenna Njouku? Wonder if that factored into the decision to throw this guy in jail...Naaah, surely not, I'm sure that happens to white folk all the damned time....
My head hurts....
Have a great weekend y'all!
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