Oregon Wells Fargo mortgage consultant out amid Charlottesville, white nationalist allegations

[DonViejo]

Updated 5:23 PM; Posted 4:14 PM

Antifascist activists recently published multiple photos of Andrew Alexander Murphy Harkins (pictured), a Portland resident and Wells Fargo mortgage consultant, participating in last summer's "Unite The Right" rally in Charlottesville, Virginia. A Wells Fargo spokesman said Harkins no longer works for the company after it reviewed the photos and allegations he promoted a white nationalist group.(YouTube via Pacific Northwest Antifascist Workers Collective)

By Shane Dixon Kavanaugh
The Oregonian/OregonLive

Wells Fargo said an employee at one of its Washington County locations is no longer with the company after allegations he promoted racist groups and participated in last summer's violent white-supremacist rally in Charlottesville, Virginia.

Andrew Alexander Murphy Harkins, 33, worked as a home mortgage consultant at the bank's Washington Square Road branch in Tigard and had been at the company since 2012.

Tom Unger, a Wells Fargo spokesman, said the company conducted a review of the allegations against Harkins published last week by the Pacific Northwest Antifascist Workers Collective, a group comprised of unnamed antifa activists from Oregon and Washington.

As of Friday, Harkins no longer worked for the company, though Unger said he could not provide specifics about why his employment ended.

"Wells Fargo has a proud tradition of diversity and inclusion," the spokesman said in a statement to The Oregonian/OregonLive. "We are committed to treating all of our customers, team members and the diverse communities we serve with the utmost dignity and respect."

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[Yonnie3]

1. Greetings to Mr. Hawkins from here in Charlottesville.

It took a while, but you got yours.