Chase Bank-Gets Man Thrown In Jail-He Loses Job For Fraudulent Check-Except The Check Is Legit.

[kpete]

Ikenna, a 28-year old construction worker, went to deposit a $8,463.21 Chase cashier's check at his local Chase branch, only for the teller to decide that neither he nor his check looked right and he got tossed in jail for forgery, KING5 reports. The next day, a Friday the bank realized its mistake and left a message with the detective. But it was her day off, so he spent the entire weekend in jail.

By the time he got out, he had been fired from his job for not showing up to work. His car had been towed as well. It ended up getting sold off at auction because he couldn't afford to get it out of the pound. He had been relying on that cashier's check for his money but it was taken as evidence and by the time he got it back it was auctioned off.

All this while the cashier's check had been issued by the very bank he was trying to cash it at.

Chase didn't even apologize, not even after a year. A lawyer volunteered to help write a strongly-worded letter requesting damages. After trying hard to get a response, they sent KING 5 a two-sentence reply: "We received the letter and are reviewing the situation. We'll be reaching out to the customer."

MORE: http://www.king5.com/news/125105599.html
http://consumerist.com/2011/07/chase-gets-man-thrown-in-jail-for-fraudulent-check-except-the-check-is-legit.html

[elleng]

1. I hope the lawyer's 'strongly-worded letter requesting damages'

included:'If we don't hear from you in our favor, we will see you in court.'

[BlueJazz]

2. I used to wonder how and why certain people "Went Crazy" and pulled stuff...

...like shoot people in a building or some other horrible act.
The scary part (for me) is..I'm starting to understand why. :(

[ejpoeta]

3. did he and the check not look right because he was black?

[WhiteTara]

4. and it was for a lot of money. n/t

[MADem]

5. Oh my, a dusky fellow with a funny name and a large check! But wait--there's MORE....

http://www.blippitt.com/ikenna-njoku-jailed-for-cashing-chase-check-at-chase-bank-video/

New homeowner Ikenna Njoku got more than he bargained for when he tried to cash a check drawn on Chase Bank at his local Chase branch…a weekend in jail.

“I was really excited. For the first time, I actually got to buy a lawn mower, mow my lawn and everything,” said Njoku, 28, about the purchase of his first home.

Njoku qualified for the first-time homebuyer rebate from the government on his federal tax return.

“It was really important, I had a vehicle I was looking on paying off,” said Njoku. “It was a 2001 Infinity I-30, silver…my favorite car.”

Njoku had asked to have his rebate check automatically deposited into his Chase Bank account, but when the funds arrived, his account had been closed due to some overdrawn checks.

The bank deducted $600 from his account to cover what he owed them and sent him a bank check for the difference, which came to about $8,463.21.

When Ikenna Njoku went to the local Chase branch near his home wanting to cash the check, things turned sour.

[Gabi Hayes]

6. wonder if he's seen this movie: