JPMorgan Executive Fired After Viral Trash Can Theft

A senior JPMorgan Chase executive was fired this week after a video of her dumping a public trash can onto a Manhattan sidewalk and stealing the receptacle during the New York Knicks championship parade went viral online. Angie Báez, 40, was terminated from her role as executive director of community and industry engagement for card and connected commerce after the bank reviewed the footage, a company spokesperson confirmed.

The incident occurred during the Knicks' championship parade, which drew massive crowds to Manhattan last week to celebrate the team's first NBA title in 53 years. Special blue-and-orange trash cans had been placed along the parade route as part of the festivities. Video that surfaced over the weekend shows Báez, dressed in Knicks gear, emptying the contents of one such limited-edition bin onto the street before walking away with it. Additional footage appears to show her carrying the stolen bin on a New York City subway train.

In a statement, the New York City Department of Sanitation condemned the actions. "Dumping trash onto the street and stealing public property for your own personal use are both illegal, antisocial behaviors, and not what New Yorkers...