A JPMorgan Chase employee is no longer with the company after a viral video showed a woman emptying a Knicks-themed public trash can onto a New York City street and walking away with it.
The incident happened during the New York Knicks championship parade in Manhattan.
The woman was identified in reports as Angie Baez, who worked as an executive director of community and industry engagement for card and connected commerce at JPMorgan Chase.
A Chase spokesperson told People that the employee is no longer with the company. The bank declined to provide more details.
The New York Post reported that Baez had been fired after the company reviewed the video. Baez did not immediately respond to requests for comment from People or The New York Post.
Reports said she previously worked in diversity, equity and inclusion roles, including at The Infatuation, a food media brand acquired by Chase in 2021.
The New York City Department of Sanitation later confirmed that the Knicks-themed bin had been returned.
A sanitation spokesperson told People that Baez was issued two summonses. One carried a $75 penalty for littering, and the other carried a $100 penalty for impeding sanitation operations.
The Department of Sanitation also posted a photo of the returned bin on social media. The agency joked that it had missed the receptacle.
The New York Post reported that the NYPD said on June 20 that it had not received any complaints tied to the incident and that Baez had not been charged with a crime.
The later sanitation summonses were civil penalties tied to the trash and department operations. Public reports have not shown any criminal case filed against Baez.
The incident drew wide attention because it happened in public, during a major city celebration, and on video.
The viral moment came after a massive cleanup effort across Manhattan. The New York City Department of Sanitation said workers collected more than 75,000 pounds of confetti and litter after the Knicks ticker-tape parade.
That context helped fuel the backlash. Many viewers criticized the video because it showed trash being dumped onto the street while city crews were already cleaning up after the celebration.
For JPMorgan, the video became a workplace issue within days. For Baez, it turned a parade souvenir stunt into public fines, national attention and the end of her role at the bank.