The young man, Trayon Christian, alleged detectives falsely told him that someone at the store had reported his debit card as a fake. Barneys agreed to pay $525,000 in fines to settle racial profiling claims in 2014.
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NYC Settles Suit After Arresting Black Man for Buying Belt at Barney's
A black man will collect $45,000 to settle his suit against New York City for arresting him and putting him in a holding cell after he legitimately purchased a $349 belt at the Barney’s department store when he was an 18-year-old college student. So reports The New York Daily News.
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