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The Knicks fan who went viral for stealing a garbage can identified as a JP Morgan exec
During the New York Knicks championship parade last week, a video of a woman emptying and stealing a Knicks-themed city trash can went viral on social media. She has since been identified as Angie Báez, a director at JP Morgan Chase.
According to reports, after the video of Angie Báez stealing the trash can during the New York Knicks championship parade went viral, JP Morgan Chase “looked into the incident” and said in a statement that Baez is “no longer with the company.”
Knicks fan caught stealing official championship parade garbage cans identified as JP Morgan exec Angie Báez
Báez’s LinkedIn profile says that she was an executive director of community and industry engagement for card and connected commerce for the blue-chip bank.
She previously served as executive director of diversity, equity, and inclusion at New York-based review website The Infatuation, “which Chase acquired as part of its broader push into lifestyle and experiential content,” the New York Post reported.
A JPMorgan Chase executive was fired after a viral video showed her dumping trash out of a Knicks-themed public trash can and taking the can during the Knicks championship parade in New York City.
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“Under New York City law, theft of property valued under $1,000 is typically charged as petty larceny, a Class A misdemeanor. Consequences are often minimal — usually a fine, summons, or community service for first-time offenders. The littering that accompanied the theft could bring additional penalties.”
“’Dumping trash onto the street and stealing public property for your own personal use are both illegal, antisocial behaviors, and not what New Yorkers do. On top of all that, doing both on camera is incredibly stupid,’ the New York City Department of Sanitation told The Post in a statement.”
Making matters worse for Báez, not only was she let go from her likely high-paying corporate job, but the trash cans wound up being put up for sale by the city for $168.
This is actually the second time that JP Morgan has found itself at the center of a viral story this year, as the company was recently attached to headlines about the viral sexual assault lawsuit filed by former staffer Chirayu Rana against Lorna Hajdini, a senior executive at the bank.