Man Thrown in Jail for Trying to…Deposit a Check?
- Posted on July 8, 2011 at 12:45pm by
Madeleine Morgenstern
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Last June, a man spent a weekend in jail and lost his job and his car — all for trying to deposit a cashier’s check issued by the bank itself.
According to Seattle’s KING 5 News, Ikenna Njoku, 28, of Auburn, Wash. had a $8,463.21 cashier’s check from Chase Bank. When he attempted to deposit it, the teller deemed it suspicious and took the check, along with his driver’s license and credit card. Frustrated, and without his money, Njoku left, only to return to the bank the next day and be greeted by the police.
Njoku was arrested for forgery and taken to jail. The next day, the bank realized the error and that the check was legitimate, and left a message for the detective on the case, who had the day off. In the end, Njoku stayed in jail for the entire weekend and was fired from his job for not showing up to work. His car had been towed from the parking lot and was later sold at auction because he couldn’t pay the impound fees. The check was also seized.
“They treated me like I was a criminal. I was just trying to cash a Chase check,” Njoku said.
Njoku said he tried to contact Chase unsuccessfully for one year. On Thursday, Chase finally issued an apology:
“This is a very unfortunate and unusual situation. We apologize to Mr. Njoku and deeply regret what happened to him. We are working quickly to understand all the details so we can reach a fair resolution.”
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Comments (222)
Mr. Oshawott
Posted on July 8, 2011 at 1:19pmIkenna Njoku should sue Chase in court! How in the world could Chase fail to recognize its OWN check?!
Report Post »CultureWarriors
Posted on July 8, 2011 at 5:01pmI hope he does sue and I hope he wins a bunch!
Report Post »abbygirl1994
Posted on July 8, 2011 at 1:18pmChase should have offered the man a job.. this man’s hit a bump (mountain) in the road.. I always say when bad things happen God has something good coming. Maybe not right away..but this gentleman will persevere and come out on top! Have faith Mr.Njkou.
Report Post »Brad Wesselmann
Posted on July 8, 2011 at 2:01pmGreat post! Most want to sue or protest or make a law or something stupid like that, and very few turn to God and say, “yes, I’m ready” with a smile on their face and peace in their heart…THAT is Faith and you can’t have it part time…it either is or is not, no try. :-)
Report Post »Richard Compton
Posted on July 8, 2011 at 1:16pmThis is one to watch, what kind of justice will this man get, looses his job, his car is sold a action, jailed for apparently no real reason and the Bank says they’ll look into it! Yea and they‘ll deposite his check issued by them into his account and he’ll get a toaster and all will be OK.
Report Post »Rweb
Posted on July 8, 2011 at 1:15pmBank of America stealing houses now this with chase w t f
Report Post »JGraham III
Posted on July 8, 2011 at 1:15pmThe loons are running the assylum…oh wait! It’s Seattle. All one has to do is look at what political philosophy has owned Seattle for decades and then everything becomes clear. At least the dry side of the state has some common sense left; its not democrat ruled.
Report Post »DSVet
Posted on July 8, 2011 at 1:13pmThe banks are no different then our current government, they are one and the same. They view us as “subjects” not citizens. God bless America and the 2nd amendment. We won’t be their subjects much longer. They simply need to decide whether or not that reality will come to fruition peacefully or not.
Report Post »vennoye
Posted on July 8, 2011 at 2:07pmWhen you read the “Mandrake mechanism” you understand that the central banks have owned the governments since before we were born. We are just being shown truth on a daily basis.
Report Post »V-MAN MACE
Posted on July 8, 2011 at 1:09pmThat’s pretty messed up, brother. I feel for you.
Report Post »mizflame98
Posted on July 8, 2011 at 1:56pmThey need to issue more than an apology. This guy would be the new owner of Chase bank if I had my way.
Report Post »Jake in Denver
Posted on July 8, 2011 at 1:08pmIf it was a suspicious check, why didn’t they just put a hold on it like they do with most checks? Something afoul in the state of Washington.
Report Post »Coralchristie
Posted on July 8, 2011 at 1:06pmCompensation should be a job, commensurate with the one he held before (or better), a car (same conditions), the amount of the check and a penalty amount for their mishandling and leap to condemn. Making things as right as possible is important.
Report Post »aragona
Posted on July 8, 2011 at 1:54pmAnd paying all of his bills and living expenses that he couldn’t pay while he was unemployed, any bank fees/short check charges, etc. – not to mention some significant punitive damages that will send a message to the bank that this is NOT OKAY.
Report Post »Caballosinnombre
Posted on July 8, 2011 at 1:05pmWhoever made the error should be fired also.
Report Post »Banshee34
Posted on July 8, 2011 at 1:04pmWe can’t profile when it comes to flying but it sure sounds like this teller was profiling from the get-go!
Report Post »Robert-CA
Posted on July 8, 2011 at 1:49pmI don‘t get it how a bank teller has the right to take away from him his driver’s license .
Report Post »Try & do that with me & see me leaving that bank without my DL .
SmokinBugsy
Posted on July 8, 2011 at 1:55pmNo way I would of left the bank. I would have been arrested one day earlier than him. That would of been the only why I left that bank without my stuff. In handcuffs in the back of a police car kicking and screaming like a little kid.
Report Post »DEFEAT THE LIBERALS
Posted on July 8, 2011 at 1:03pmOK, but who leaves their license, credit card and $8,463 check at the bank? Seriously, I would have been raising hell, not leaving!
Report Post »booger71
Posted on July 8, 2011 at 1:12pmMe too, unless I was an illegal
Report Post »Sick twisted Freak
Posted on July 8, 2011 at 1:02pmI’ve had bad days, but never like this before.
Report Post »SpankDaMonkey
Posted on July 8, 2011 at 1:02pm.
Report Post »This must be a case of rich white banker vs. Po black man……..Chase is Evil…….
TH30PH1LUS
Posted on July 8, 2011 at 1:01pmReminds me of the flick “The Gods Must Be Crazy”.
These endless bureaucracies suck the common sense and compassion out of human interaction and place inordinate power in the hands of mindless drones.
Report Post »The Big Pickle
Posted on July 8, 2011 at 1:46pmClearly, God hates black people. It’s the only explanation for this event, katrina and their hair.
Report Post »nomercy63
Posted on July 8, 2011 at 12:59pmThis is what we have come too!!!!!!!
Report Post »melmatmic
Posted on July 8, 2011 at 12:59pmSeattle, the birth place of Grunge and 3 dollar coffee!!!!!!!
Report Post »Drum Man
Posted on July 8, 2011 at 12:58pmChase went downhill when Jamie Dimon took over in 2005…. Crooks. Hope he takes ‘em to the cleaners.
Report Post »blackdanger10
Posted on July 8, 2011 at 12:57pmNot a big chase fan. I think some sort of “sorry you spent time in Jail” settlement will come from this. They don’t really want a huge law suit for something that was clearly their fault.
Report Post »Anonymous T. Irrelevant
Posted on July 8, 2011 at 12:56pmI would have never left without my license, the check, nor my credit card. They would have had to drag me out of there. I smell a lawsuit coming.
Report Post »GRAMPA-D-NH
Posted on July 8, 2011 at 1:25pmThe clerk must be brain dead and the customer leaving empty handed has to make you wonder what he was thinking. Stupidity is so damn unproductive and it appears our culture is reaping a full harvest after decades of sowing through dumbed down schools and nanny state policies. Common sense and self-reliance goes a long way even if only one in a room of many have it. How far things spin out of control when its absent – the WH staff case in point.
Report Post »Cap8tain
Posted on July 8, 2011 at 12:55pmYea, I don’t think Seatlle is even part of the USA any longer. Like all communist states they will eventually collapse.
Report Post »Ironmaan
Posted on July 8, 2011 at 1:30pm“Mistakes” like this should cost the bank a boatload. This was negligent and had total disregard for this man.
Report Post »http://guerillatics.com
geonj
Posted on July 8, 2011 at 12:53pmlawsuits are coming. and rightly so. hope this guy gets millions.
Report Post »Fly Old Glory 24/7 365
Posted on July 8, 2011 at 1:05pmokay, I agree he has a case but millions? That is the problem, we get wronged and we expect millions. How bout doing what is right financially, issue a sincere apology, and move on….
Report Post »J.C. McGlynn
Posted on July 8, 2011 at 1:07pmMaybe pay off the home loan and 10* the check amount in his savings account?
Report Post »markitech
Posted on July 8, 2011 at 1:12pmHow about billions?
Report Post »Shellback
Posted on July 8, 2011 at 1:20pmOr maybe some of that stimulas money.
Report Post »hcartexas
Posted on July 8, 2011 at 1:20pmHey OLDGLORY: Ever been incarcerated wrongfully? You dunderhead. They wrongfully took away this mans liberty. Which in my book has a pretty high price tag; especially since it‘s something I’m willing to kill and die for. So yes; MILLIONS is appropriate, and possibly it will sting enough to not do it again. Vegetable.
Report Post »Fly Old Glory 24/7 365
Posted on July 8, 2011 at 3:42pm@hcartex : kiss my pasty white you freaking loon….
Report Post »Fly Old Glory 24/7 365
Posted on July 8, 2011 at 3:47pm@hcartex: dunderhead this you loser….ppl like you make me sick….someone made a mistake and I got my feelings hurt so I want millions cause I got my feelings hurt….you are wrong buckwheat…go back to the cave……dope….
Report Post »rojotx
Posted on July 8, 2011 at 12:53pmwow, already saw this! hmmmm.
http://bcast.eamped.com/2011/07/07/what-on-earth-has-this-world-come-to/#post0
same links too, hmmmmm
Report Post »firstHat
Posted on July 8, 2011 at 1:06pm*SIGH* Yes, the credit info is in the byline and the included link and is the same as at bcast. In both places, the original story is appropriately credited to King5.com and their byline (same as the one copied by bcast) is clearly represented. That bcast copied and pasted it before Blaze says nothing other than that their editors/posters at both URLs read the same headlines.
Report Post »Mamazing1
Posted on July 8, 2011 at 1:23pmHi, you must be new to the internet.
Report Post »rojotx
Posted on July 8, 2011 at 1:25pmFirsthat,
Report Post »stick around the bcast! It seems to find quite alot of interesting things out there on the web!
rojotx
Posted on July 8, 2011 at 1:37pmmamazing1 wow is that what this is ‘the internet’, I think I will stick around more often!
http://bcast.eamped.com/2011/07/06/devastation-at-yellowstone-national-park-fraud-and/0/
Report Post »PelositheGreat
Posted on July 8, 2011 at 12:51pmmaybe they knew that their money was no good?
Report Post »CatB
Posted on July 8, 2011 at 1:10pmLOL .. that is about it .. they have it all in the stock market and are “paying” savings depositors pennies .. what a rip off!
Report Post »Marci
Posted on July 8, 2011 at 1:27pmWell, you can’t blame anyone for thinking something to do with CHASE is fraudulent–however, what happened to this man is wrong. I don’t think Chase should be made to pay—-they aren’t the ones who caused the man to be thrown in jail and lose everything. It’s the negligence of that police department. Note that they are redirecting the “mistake” to the deep pockets.
Report Post »swdavis1682
Posted on July 8, 2011 at 7:52pmHaha! Brilliant!!
Report Post »SamIamTwo
Posted on July 8, 2011 at 12:49pmI live in WA state and can tell you that workers here are mental midgets.
You don’t leave a bloody message…you call till you get hold of a person in this sort of situation. This state has raised a bunch of idiots and the village is falling apart.
Sue em.
Report Post »CatB
Posted on July 8, 2011 at 12:56pmAn “apology”? I would say they owe him much more than that …
Report Post »NeoFan
Posted on July 8, 2011 at 1:02pmThis one smells funny. I think we are going to get an update on this soon that changes the story.
Report Post »Fly Old Glory 24/7 365
Posted on July 8, 2011 at 1:03pmthere are frivilous lawsuits but I got to say he may have a very good case if they fail to take care of the situation.
Report Post »Gonzo
Posted on July 8, 2011 at 1:04pmWe can make a reply again?
Report Post »Gonzo
Posted on July 8, 2011 at 1:05pmHooray!
Report Post »Red Meat
Posted on July 8, 2011 at 1:06pmIf this is the true story this customer was an idiot. He should never have left and he should have called 911 on the spot. I suspect yet another language barrier was in play.
Btw, Auburn is not Seattle knuckleheads.
Report Post »LOOKING_BOTH_WAYS
Posted on July 8, 2011 at 1:08pmChase = RACIST …………………………….well somebody had to say it
Report Post »Brooke Lorren
Posted on July 8, 2011 at 1:20pmThe cops once harrassed my mom because they thought that she drove off without paying for her gas (this was also in Washington). Fortunately, she still had the receipt.
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