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Texas State Representative stupidly accuses Austin bank of racial profiling
Posted on 6/30/17 at 9:20 pm
Posted on 6/30/17 at 9:20 pm
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“What would you think?” Dukes starts out the Facebook post, written Tuesday. She presents her scenario of going into the Frost Bank in north Austin to cash the large check, posted with a screenshot of a video she said she took of the teller.
“The teller questions why you have a check from an entity in another Texas city?” the post reads. “The teller proceeds to ask you intrusive questions never presented by other tellers.”
Dukes said the bank called the issuer of the check to make sure it was valid. “You’ve done banking numerous times and know the process that he’s required of you is inconsistent with normal banking procedures,” she writes.
The Austin-area’s only African-American representative asks, “Is this profiling?”
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A spokesman for Frost Bank said no one was profiled. Check fraud is a serious problem, he said, and there were a number of unusual circumstances surrounding the situation — a non-member, a large check and a request for cash.
“When a person who is not a customer asks to cash a large check from an out-of-town company, it is standard procedure to validate the check and also to verify the person’s identification,” the company said in a statement. “In this instance, our banker acted appropriately.”
Dukes also wondered in the post about the teller requiring her to fill out a “blank deposit slip” because “checks in excess of $10K require that in addition to your Texas drivers license that he must take additional information.”
Frost Bank said in the statement that’s a federal regulation.
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In response to the statement from the bank, though, she texted, “Hilarious! It sounds like a Corporate cover up for blatantly inappropriate behavior.”
While Simon, the local precinct chair who wants Dukes to keep her promise to resign, admits he doesn’t have personal experience with being racially profiled, this isn’t the kind of communication he and others who voted for her want.
KXAN found in April she had missed 75 percent of roll calls up to that point in this year’s legislative session.
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Already facing an indictment for misusing public funds and tampering with government records, Democratic State Rep. Dawnna Dukes promised to resign from her seat at the beginning of the session.
That did not happen, and in the months that followed, critics pointed to her often empty desk at the Texas House as absent leadership.
This post was edited on 7/1/17 at 4:22 pm
Posted on 6/30/17 at 9:38 pm to Geaux Piggins Geaux
Ms. Dukes is a state representative.
She's missed more than 100 record votes during the current legislative session, the most of the 150 members of the House.
Innocent until proven guilty, but if I were Dawnna, I'd be getting my affairs in order.
She's missed more than 100 record votes during the current legislative session, the most of the 150 members of the House.
Innocent until proven guilty, but if I were Dawnna, I'd be getting my affairs in order.
Posted on 7/1/17 at 2:39 pm to Geaux Piggins Geaux
Oh look. CBC style corruption, bad judgment, and stupidity extend to the state level.
Posted on 7/1/17 at 3:52 pm to Geaux Piggins Geaux
Probably normal procedure. I've had it happen to me. In my case they even called the issuer to ask if they could describe what I looked like which was crazy considering they had my ID.
But discrimation happens daily. Microaggressions they're called.
But discrimation happens daily. Microaggressions they're called.
Posted on 7/1/17 at 3:54 pm to Easy
this is not a microaggression
she'd have the same shite happen if she looked like this
the fact that she isn't aware of the $10k reporting (which is federal) shows how truly ignorant she is
she'd have the same shite happen if she looked like this
the fact that she isn't aware of the $10k reporting (which is federal) shows how truly ignorant she is
Posted on 7/1/17 at 3:58 pm to Easy
OK let me clarify
she almost assuredly knew of that regulation as well as the fact that CASHING such a large check would trigger the response from the bank
she's just projecting feigned ignorance
she almost assuredly knew of that regulation as well as the fact that CASHING such a large check would trigger the response from the bank
she's just projecting feigned ignorance
Posted on 7/1/17 at 4:16 pm to Geaux Piggins Geaux
These racism charges came just a couple days before her arraignment.
Which she showed up to 2.5 hours late. Everyone else would have been sent to jail in the same circumstance.
Which she showed up to 2.5 hours late. Everyone else would have been sent to jail in the same circumstance.
Posted on 7/1/17 at 4:22 pm to EKG
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Ms. Dukes is a state representative.
Thanks, made the change.
Posted on 7/1/17 at 5:12 pm to Geaux Piggins Geaux
Welcome to the wonderful world of the Bank Secrecy Act and Anti-Money Legislation.
Know you customer is one of the first line of defense.
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