A Black woman is suing JP Morgan Chase Bank over allegations that the Aurora branch manager discriminated against her because of her race and called the cops on her “merely for engaging in routine and mundane chores the rest of us do daily.”
A Black woman is suing JP Morgan Chase Bank and one of its managers over allegations that the branch manager in Aurora discriminated against her because of her race and called the cops on her “merely for engaging in routine and mundane chores the rest of us do daily.”
Pelech did not return a request for comment Friday. Chase spokesperson Maura Cordova said in a written statement, “We disagree with the allegation,” but did not elaborate further. According to the lawsuit and statements Vaughn made to officers, recorded on body camera footage, Vaughn had sat down in a chair in the lobby that day before she was ready to speak to a teller. She was unlocking her bank card, which she said she had locked for security reasons, adding that she worked as a federal employee for the Department of Veteran’s Affairs at the time.
Vaughn pointed out to the officers that the chairs in the lobby were there for a reason, and the lawsuit states that Pelech was the one who approached Vaughn, speaking to her in a “hateful tone” and raising her voice. Vaughn also said that although she threatened to record Pelech — and only after Pelech threatened to call the cops — she never mentioned recording bank procedures and didn’t actually record anything, noting that officers’ body cameras would capture the interaction.
Although Pelech called Vaughn aggressive in the 911 call, she agreed with the officer who spoke to her that Vaughn did not appear to be a danger. However, she said she had the authority to remove someone from the bank and that people couldn’t come in and treat employees disrespectfully or record.After Vaughn’s husband arrived, the pair left to go to another bank location.
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