Angie Báez arrived at the Knicks championship parade on June 18, 2026 like any other fan in Manhattan’s Canyon of Heroes. She left carrying a limited-edition trash container in the team’s blue and orange colors, after calmly emptying it onto the sidewalk in front of everyone. 🗑️
Someone recorded her. The video surpassed 5.5 million views within hours. By the time JPMorgan Chase reviewed the footage, the decision had already been made: Báez, executive director of Community and Industry Engagement at the bank, was no longer employed by the company. Even the New York subway caught her transporting the stolen container as if it were nothing.
Her annual pay package —between $250,000 and $350,000 according to analyst Jon Najarian— did not survive the weight of that video. The New York City Department of Sanitation publicly condemned the act. For now there are no criminal charges, but her career paid the full bill. 💸