{"id":2618483,"date":"2026-06-24T12:00:01","date_gmt":"2026-06-24T16:00:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dei-exec-fired-after-getting-caught-on-camera-allegedly-stealing-at-knicks-championship-parade\/"},"modified":"2026-06-24T12:02:48","modified_gmt":"2026-06-24T16:02:48","slug":"dei-exec-fired-after-getting-caught-on-camera-allegedly-stealing-at-knicks-championship-parade","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dei-exec-fired-after-getting-caught-on-camera-allegedly-stealing-at-knicks-championship-parade\/","title":{"rendered":"DEI Exec Fired After Getting Caught on Camera Allegedly Stealing at Knicks Championship Parade"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fdei-exec-fired-after-getting-caught-on-camera-allegedly-stealing-at-knicks-championship-parade%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2618483&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/youtube-will-notify-users-when-content-is-created-with-a-i\/\" title=\"YouTube to Alert Users of A.I.-Generated Content\">content discusses<\/a> a controversial incident involving Angie B\u00e1ez, a former diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) executive at JPMorgan Chase, who was filmed participating in a New York City street celebration by illegally dumping trash and stealing a custom-made garbage bin commemorating the Knicks&#8217; championship win. Her actions, captured on video and social media, led to her firing from JPMorgan Chase, which confirmed she is no longer employed there. B\u00e1ez has a history of working in DEI roles for prominent companies, and critics suggest her <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rep-crockett-who-wanted-to-be-in-charge-of-communications-for-house-dems-has-two-word-message-for-musk-f-off\/\" title=\"Rep. Crockett, Who Wanted to Be in Charge of Communications for House Dems, Has Two-Word Message for Musk: &#039;F*** Off&#039;\">behavior reflects poorly<\/a> on the city\u2019s reputation. The article highlights debates over property theft, littering laws, and the societal perceptions of DEI advocates, portraying her actions as emblematic of broader issues in urban culture and political ideology.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Diversity, equity, and inclusion hires aren\u2019t just worthless in the workplace. They\u2019re awful in their personal lives as well.<\/p>\n<p>June 13 marked the first time in 53 years that the New York Knicks won the National Basketball Association Championship, defeating the San Antonio Spurs in a 4-1 series.<\/p>\n<p>New Yorkers decided to celebrate in the most degenerate \u2014 yet typical for that city \u2014 fashion possible by taking to the streets in a chaotic festival of destruction.<\/p>\n<p>The now-former executive director of community and industry engagement for card and connected commerce at JPMorgan Chase, 40-year-old Angie B\u00e1ez, participated in a viral moment that the <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/06\/23\/business\/woman-who-emptied-knicks-trashcan-on-street-then-stole-it-was-dei-exec-worked-at-jpmorgan-chase\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">New York Post<\/a> now says cost her the job.<\/p>\n<p>She had previously worked as executive director of diversity, equity, and inclusion at New York-based review website Infatuation, which reviews restaurants and cuisine.<\/p>\n<p>JPMorgan Chase had purchased the company in 2021, per <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/outkick-sports\/knicks-parade-attendee-dumped-trash-sidewalk-identified-jpmorgan-chase-dei-exec-promptly-fired?msockid=3031e98ed77467320848ffd3d6146670\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Outkick<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>B\u00e1ez was filmed celebrating by dumping a <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >garbage container full<\/a> of trash onto the street, allegedly committing theft as she walked away with it.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Just like \u2026 Knicks Trash \ud83d\uddd1\ufe0f Bin Souvenir for your home \ud83d\ude02\ud83d\ude02\ud83d\ude02\ud83d\uddfd\ud83c\uddf5\ud83c\uddf7 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/NYPeBMeQyE\">pic.twitter.com\/NYPeBMeQyE<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 World Latin Honey (@WorldLatinHoney) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/WorldLatinHoney\/status\/2067990215772270766?\">June 19, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dexerto.com\/entertainment\/knicks-fans-steal-custom-championship-trash-cans-and-list-them-for-thousands-3377708\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dexerto<\/a>, the trash bins were custom made through a partnership with the New York City Department of Sanitation.<\/p>\n<p>B\u00e1ez was later filmed, on a New York subway by the looks of it, unapologetically grinning over the incident.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">It took me a while, but I finally found the video of the fat slob riding the train with the stolen Knicks garbage can.<\/p>\n<p>Should she face consequences for stealing public property? <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/MhIDyPnyUN\">https:\/\/t.co\/MhIDyPnyUN<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/KTixa121xF\">pic.twitter.com\/KTixa121xF<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 I Meme Therefore I Am \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8 (@ImMeme0) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ImMeme0\/status\/2068697727941194071?\">June 21, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>JPMorgan Chase, after reviewing the initial footage, told the New York Post, \u201cThis employee is no longer with the company.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>B\u00e1ez has a long history working in the DEI grift with companies like Squarespace, Saks Fifth Avenue, Saks Off 5th, and Hudson\u2019s Bay.<\/p>\n<p>Perhaps this latest fiasco will be a new beginning, and she will find work doing a real job that doesn\u2019t involve this backwards ideology.<\/p>\n<p>The New York Post cited her biography on the Infatuation website: \u201cAs a vibrant mosaic of Dominican heritage, Bronx roots, and a passion for storytelling, creativity, and culture, Angie continues to lead the way towards a more inclusive and equitable future for food media, leaving an indelible mark on the Infatuation and everything she touches.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Indeed, she has left an \u201cindelible mark\u201d on that trash can after <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-former-obama-white-house-advisor-charged-with-stealing-over-200k-from-charter-school-network\/\" title=\"BREAKING: Former Obama White House Advisor Charged With ... Over 200K From Charter School Network\">allegedly stealing<\/a> it.<\/p>\n<p>Theft of property in New York valued at less than $1,000 is a Class A misdemeanor, but B\u00e1ez also allegedly littered a mountain of trash.<\/p>\n<p>Given how she sees the world through a DEI lens, B\u00e1ez is likely brooding right now not at her own actions, but at the legal system, theft laws, littering laws, the person who filmed her, or really anyone or anything that does not allow her to dodge accountability.<\/p>\n<p>As for the actions of the city, could there be a worse look? 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