Detroit Man Settles Race Discrimination Lawsuit, Then Crazy A$$ Bank Won't Cash Or Deposit His Check
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Sauntore Thomas of Detroit just settled a racial discrimination against his former employer.
When he took his settlement check to TCF Bank in Livonia to cash it they refused to cash or deposit it. Instead, they called the cops and initiated a fraud investigation.
In response, Thomas sued the bank for alleged race discrimination, saying the Livonia branch mistreated and humiliated him by calling four police officers when all he was trying to do was deposit legitimate checks.
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The bank wouldn't take his money, but he sure is about to take theirs.
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Damn right he is
Jojo Bean 💯🤣🤣
He better! 😠
Facts
The irony. Can't CASH a check he received for being discriminated against because he was being discriminated against. WTF???
Millenial King Like DL said “The most dangerous place for the black man is in the minds of white people”
Lol!
The Lord works in mysterious ways
@@leonidas0242 AMEN PRAISE THE LORD 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏
@Millenial King Poor decision making? Where does it say there was a choice? Every dog has its day.
This brother should be laughing his way to the bank.
Literally😳
Yep
BOYCOTT TCF....wait,whose tcf anyway?🤔🤔
@@MsLH208 I never heard of this bank
Mark Murray he WAS.
"I'm rich.....(again) b%tch!
Ikr
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LOL
😂😂😂😂😂😂
😅😅💪🏾💪🏾💯💯
I'm so glad, he kept his cool and now he's going to get paid again. Yes indeed!
They keep that up and he gonna own that town. 😂😂😂😂
His Blessings just keep pouring into his hands
@@knowyourworth236 lmao 😂😂😂😂😂
@@knowyourworth236 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
If the settlement paid him a fraudulent check that's a bigger payday and because the bank discriminated against him that's another payday so he can sue his former employer twice for writing him a bad check
By the time this brother gets finished with all of his new lawsuits he will be cashing his checks at the Swiss Banks.
😂😂😂
Okay
😂😂😂
TruthFan he might sue them lmaoo
Hell, yeah!
Non-issue here He just getting paid again Go brother man go!!!
he lucky. i got my share of luck similar to him. human smh. they are incredible. lol
@@johnchau7641 I bet he doesn't feel lucky.
I hope he gets another huge check!
Mo money for Mr.Thomas
Another fat check and every person of color with money in that bank taking all of it to hell out .
Yes I hope so
Zoo Keeper he will....😌
Oh! He is
Green is everyone's favorite color when comes to our money, but some people still hate it when a black person is holding that money.
for real doe
Yep
You're obviously not the most educated person in the room
@@jeremyprobst1352 I would be the first individual to raise my hand that I’m not the most erudite person in the room. My intellect is only of a reasonable level, but if I’m going to get insulted for it, I presume the person making the statement can form a proper sentence. Write your comment this way; “You're not the most educated person in the room." The declaration is more straight forward and to the point, and as you can see, placing a period at the end of the word room finishes your comment.
Yep
These people must want to go broke. They keep being fully racist in a time when can fight back more effectively.
That right there is the "problem". They see us on the rise and they're doing everything in their power to try and stop us. There's a paradigm shift in the making and their only job (even above making money) is to stop us of from "The Rise".
Get woke go broke moment
AgreedIndeed! Even the credit rating criteria is changing in Aug 2020. The reason stated behind the changes makes little since, but target personal loans. However, I feel that the goal post is always moved when people of color begin to do even the slightest bit better. There's no need to wonder which groups of people is wanted to remain at the bottom of the social totem pole. Please STOP the Check into Cash and Payday Loans! Everyone needs to understand the value of credit and how it impacts daily life💳 Check out the new "rules" asap.
We should not feel badly about the banks loss God knows they have used many tactical was to get the working class!
Facts 💯
A good lawyer will set this guy up for life.
He is one of the black person who had good lawyers. I say that because there are plenty of black people who get discriminated against. They get bad lawyers who work against them instead of for them.
True!
So true. There is no shortage of bad Attorneys. File complaints on terrible Attorneys as well!!
Facts!!! My brother in law had one of those lawyers, and what made it worse was that the lawyer was black, or shall I say, "black skin".
100. Even black defense attorneys work against you.
@@bandit4truelove126 Facts!!! My family had a lawsuit against the police department where we use to live in New York for raiding our house without a warrant. The lawyer was a child hood friend from our hood, and is black!!! She shitted on my family.
I live in Michigan the city of Livonia police is known for pulling blacks over riding in there city, voted against a Walmart being put in there city because it would attract to many blacks from Detroit and also voted against public transportation in there city because it will bring to many blacks, so a black man going into a Livonia bank trying to cash a large check and the police was called on him like he is a criminal is not surprising to some of us black folks in Michigan.
Facts!!
Maybe he knew what to expect and planned it all along. If so, Brilliant because those dummies fell into his trap.
There is a Walmart in Livonia, they voted against making it 24/7
Sounds like he knew the place to go to get another pay day
This is a Fact ! I’m from Detroit as well and I have story’s for days ! It’s horrible!
I work at a bank & ALL CHECKS HAVE A VOID WATERMARK 🤦🏽♀️🤦🏽♀️🤦🏽♀️🤦🏽♀️ and when you scan it, it’s gonna appear because of the image scanner!!! if it doesn’t then it’s a problem 🙄🤦🏽♀️ a mess
Exactly
M H - And you call the police EACH time ?
Ennis Whalen why would I do that if your referring to me? I was only agreeing with kimmie about checks having the void watermark
Just a BS excuse to treat a black man badly. And I'm white.
That'll be four police officers for every bad water mark according to this bank policy... I want to hear the 911 call...
My man! There's a time to fight and a time to be cool, he was betting on another pay day and they delivered!
THE BANK WILL DELIVERT ME MY MONEY AND THEIRS!
@@gravekeepersven82 I see that you're ready for the" renointing " as well!
@@p4rt_t1me_g0d just your friendly neighborhood pagan here hehe.
*I hope when he wins that he cashes the check at the same branch.*
Yep and then deposit it all at another bank.
@@DrewAndrews EXXXXXACTLY!!!
Yeah...maybe some different workers will call the cops again and he'll get a 3rd settlement...😂
And buy gold with every dime of it.
Tell this brother there's two black owned banks in Detroit. Liberty Bank and First Independence Bank.
Yer but they will accept his cheques and then no 2nd bite of the cherry. He needs to go round all the other banks 1st. THEN DEPOSITE in his bank of choice. PS. That's from a white man,
@@TheByard Yep , he could be onto a good earner. But he looks too business like, he needs to look scruffy and shifty to ensure his lawsuit cheques are refused and he can keep suing their a$$. But seriously, in the UK all cheques are crossed and cannot be cashed. As long as 'account name' matches name on cheque no bank will refuse to accept cheque on deposit as increasing deposits is a primary objective of banks.
@@IrfanAli-qp1gm I haven't used a cheque in years, or filled out a deposit form, how banking has changed.
He getting rich off racism hold up
Thanks! Good info for everyone
Fascinating. The bank personnel would rather call the police and dance around the situation rather than just talk to the man, who is clearly a customer. Wow!
I feel so bad for this man, people are just disgusting treating him like this. I hope he gets millions from this bank, enough is enough!
Imagine if he won the lottery. They would have called the swat police.
Lol
And he win the lawsuit again how many he got now?
Take your money out of that bank!!
That's EXACLTY what should happen!!!
😳 His Attorney’s are getting repeat business. Put them on retainer
The void watermark will become visible on official documents now if scanned to avoid the image being used fraudulently since digital resolution is so good now. The bank should know this.
Exactly, they have to be the dumbest dummies 🤦
@@raerae1283 exactly. The only good thing about this story is technology and social media is making it increasingly more difficult for them to get away with their discrimination! I hope he settles big. That's the only way they'll stop or at least think twice.
Right. Stupid fucks
That's exactly what I said when Roland said the void watermark showed on the copy!! I'm call BS on the bank employee and their bogus statement (after they got caught)!!!
Hmmm that is the reason for the watermark. If you copy it all you see is the watermark. If it’s not a copy it will be seen at an angle.
Sue the bank, get double for your trouble
This happened to me too. The cops saw my emails that showed my checks were legit, and the bank staff looked very shocked and STUPID when I was not arrested.
Did you sue them? You could have won that case easily
@@Evankiller122 I never sued.Just ended My relationship with the bank.
@@adirayasharahla984 good for you hope that bank gives you te respect you deserve
Are we living in the Twilight Zone or what? This is the kind of 💩 you just can't make up.... unreal.
Exactly...crazy
No buddy ,just America 🇺🇸 🥴
I'm a Nordic dude living in UK I had the same issue with a bank in Southampton a few years ago they wouldn't accept a cheque that was over £2000. I said OK can I have the cheque back when I had it in my hand I closed my accounts waited whilst they counted out all the money then walked across the road to another bank who were very glad to have someone open an account with a opening deposit of £36,000
The big difference is cop's involvement! Here in America there is a part of malice into it, a desire to send a person to jail.
The PR representative should have NEVER disclosed his account information to the media that is private information.
Where's the training for PR folks? The savvy managers are probably gone. This madness happens to white, folks too. The 2008 recession exposed the rotten core of the banking industry & wall street -then we taxpayers bailed them out.
The irony of it all
Amerikkka. Only in amerikkka
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samia elmi AMEN...WELL SAID LIKE THE AFRICAN 👑 YOU ARE
After he gets his settlement from the lawsuit he’s about file against this bank, he should take the check to them and say “is this one ok”? Then walk out.
🤣lol right
Brother ‘bout to get paid...Again!!!🤣😝😂
Get MONEY!!!💰💰💰
He went to chase bank, after they did all that foolishness.
ANGELENE R should have gone to a credit union!
Fk 5hat snit KNOW BODY going be running The chit OVER SLAVERY.U DUMB AZZ IT WAS HIS RIGHT 💯 🙆💯🐍
Chase wackaf!!!!!
Just as bad, lol
He trying to get paid again
The usual can't see the forest because of the trees mentality. A black man with money he must of "stole" it.
@Papa Jose You Keep Saying That. But Your Point Is? I Really And Truly Wanna See Where You Are Going With This.
BANK BLACK for 2020! Between ONLINE and utilizing PARTNERSHIP BANK'S (brick & mortor) I bank black, even though the closest black bank is 100 miles away. IT'S THE BEST FEELING..
Better get a rushcard
ONE UNITED BANK is the largest black bank in the country. We spend over a billion dollars a year on beauty products but the largest black owned bank don't have a billion on paper. Let's stop making everyone else's banks prosper and neglect our own. I'm in the middle of purchasing a $1000 CD to help OUB. Karen Hunter a (Sirius radio host on ch.126) is committed to educating us to think differently about our money and helping One United bank and others reach their highest potential. Helping our banks help us!
@@mksandals9572 Amen sis..
Another woke Brother!
Keep telling people, bank black... Screw these idiots...
Everyone needs to read the story from the Detroit Free Press as well as other sources. The police need to be sued because they say Mr. Thomas wasn't "detained" even though two cops were posted outside the bank with two talking to Mr. Thomas.
He had an account with TCF bank. He has since closed his account with TCF. His prior lawsuit was with Enterprise leasing.
SUE THEY A$$ TOO😂
Get em Brother Ro
I hope he uses these experiences to write a book & get paid AGAIN ! ! ! This is ridiculous. But like Roland said, if they want to keep acting a _ _ _ & discriminated against us for illegitimate reasons, we will keep collecting checks.
I am white and ashamed of anyone who dispouses racial statements period. Sue the fluck out of that bank and make sure it is at least three times the amount you were trying to deposit.
A BIG LAUGH FOR TODAY!!!!Thanks Nr. Roland Martin. We appreciate the Black news.
Next time bank black so you won't have to deal with their racism!!
Can you direct us to a "BLACK OWNED BANK"? I would love to find 1.
I feel u, but the perspn who called the police on him was black.
@@DrewAndrews do your search
@@DrewAndrews you hust assuming there are no black owned banks in Detroit!?
@@southfieldtrill9690 she's been working there for too long
One day, my husband went to a TD Bank to cash a check that a client had given him. It was about $200. He gave the rep his ID. He was then asked for his fingerprints. WTF? He refused and asked if that was TD's policy. No answer. So then he asked for the branch manager and once again asked if it was TD's policy to get fingerprints. The man said yes. My husband asked if it was a corporate requirement for all banks. He said yes. When husband confronted him in the fact that he has cashed this same client's check at another branch with no problem, no fingerprints. No answer. Then hubby asked if he was being profiled. Reply, oh no. So hubby who collected everyone's name and position got in his car and called a corporate number to make a complaint. Of course this was not a corporate policy. And of course corporate was lying. Because no manager makes that decision without direct orders. You see, this bank was located in Bay Plaza in The Bronx, NY. Hubby went to another TD bank and cashed that same check with no fingerprints required. I was livid. I wanted to notify ALL news outlets. Hubby didn't want to. So I tried to convince him to at least call, 20/20's Shame on You. That would have been amazing. But no, he was a CPA and too busy with tax season. But he never forgot that experience. What is more shameful is that every last employee in that branch were black. No recognition that this was wrong. I hope that gentleman continues to fight and sue and win.
Your husband brought that on himself so 😂😂 you typed all that to embarrass him. It is policy for them to take a fingerprint.
The manager at the BOA near me called my grandmother stating "your grandmother has different checks"
😂😂😂
These people are out of their damn minds.
There’s a case like that that happened in my hometown, where a black man got a tax return, bank refused to deposit the man’s check, called police, THEY TOOK THE MAN TO JAIL, he stayed locked up for a couple days because the bank finally got their heads out of their asses, didn’t call and speak with a person at the station to release him and as a result, lost his job, they towed his car and auctioned it off, damn near lost his home, and all they had to say was sorry we tried to contact police. I think his case may be in litigation. I haven’t seen any results of this yet.
This guy keeps it so real!
He needs to close his bank account with that bank.
AND sue the bank & police!! Smh...
Merry Christmas! Happy new year! Happy birthday!
L V Hahahahah right
For sure😄😄😄😄😄😄
Brotha can retire now, fo' real!
I heard an earlier take on this from a white lawyer, and he was laughing his ass off at the fact that this man was going to be able to turn around and sue the bank for the exact same reason he got the settlemant for in the first place...the irony is a total mind blower..
I commend this man for suing the bank..he should take the check from this law suit & deposit it in a black owned bank..
"The Issue is" "He's a Black Man" !!!
Rolin Maritin you got that George Jefferson vibe going on.
I am an old white lady from Canada. I love your show. Keep going….it’s all good! ❤️ 🇨🇦
I trust that he was not unmindful enough to leave his account with that bank. Deposit it in a black bank for sure. And, he should sue the bank and the police department.
He is going to continue to get paid. 😁👏👏👏👏
I love how they blatantly and conveniently left out the fact that the branch manager that refused to cash the check is a black woman.
TheTruthHurts732 lol. They hid it in there. Real sneakily said.”the sista took it.” However your point is valid. I’m sure there is more to this. At least I would hope he is smarter to investigate this. I also don’t think that the man would go very far in his lawsuit. In my guess it was brought to the branch managers attention from a white lady or man. Can’t drive the point as well if they disclose that my brother. I get it. However this is a reoccurring issue in a lot of communities. I’m a victim of it. I’m a corporate citizen who makes good money and I’ve elected for direct deposit not from convenience but because I was kind of forced too. Back to your point why wouldn’t they disclose it though if that indeed is true. I understand but I don’t understand.
@@JavonDGreen I don't understand U Sir, U are talking in a Circle
DL DOWN my brother, what is it that you don’t get about me or my comment? The mans comment is true. All I’m saying is that the narrative that they are pushing doesn’t work as effectively by disclosing that the lady at the bank was black. Think about it crazy ass white people segment but a sister is doing the action?? Not sure what there is to interpret. However it doesn’t mean because this situation is being reported the way it is, that the scenario isn’t very real. Roland isn’t a complete fool and there was most likely someone white that initiated this whole thing. (Details aren’t disclosed) However revealing that a black woman had a part in it doesn’t allow the story to be told the way that they want it to be told. Does it make sense now????
@George Velasquez, brilliant. Is that your rebuttal on everything that doesn't exactly fit the narrative?
I worked in banking. The bank employee could have called the issuing bank, and the bank would have had to deposit all of the checks, place a 3 day hold and complete the Federal form for the deposit being over $10,000. If it was a cashiers check, same verification & completing Federal form. The Bank employee was ignorant and I’m sure the other employees were thinking it but maybe didn’t say it.
Sue the bank and after the settlement go back to the same bank and try to deposit the check and see what happens
It's 2020 and we're still dealing with racism!! Y'all got it right, the teller could have easily communicated the alleged discrepancy!
I had got a check one time for suing a company when I was about 18-19. Let me tell y’all, I was panicking like hell when I walked in from hearing matters in the past of Black folk being pulled aside or judged from banks for depositing large checks or even to pay other people. The bank I went to was filled with Black employees who were cool about to and was helpful. Hell the people who took my check simply told me when to expect my money to show up and the procedures to large checks being deposited which was that it took 2 to 3 weeks to be processed and checked out after that they gave me props for being able make a lot of cash at a young age because I must be doing something right.
He & his lawyers will be singing & dancing to the bank! 🤣🤣
“Land of the brave, home of the free” errrm, I don’t think so! The rest of us round the world hear these stories and scratch our heads in confusion. I’m black and from the UK and the gulf between American propaganda and the lived experience never ceases to amaze me. Don’t get it twisted, we too have our own not entirely dissimilar problems; but you lot? Dayumn!! 😱 Makes me too scared to even visit!
Get payed young brotha Get payed....yeaaa!😋
Paid.
@@dingolaystar3873 F.O.H what does that stand for? Then apply to yourself.
@@MrJones-rb8qp You get the BlankOH and go learn how to spell. You probably get mad easily because you don't know anything. Is it that serious?
1/24/2020- The shirts you're wearing, priceless!
The TCF Bank needs to be shut down and the staff need to be fired and jailed for a hate crime.
Roland I hand a $153,000.00 dollars check and I didn't had a problem with it. Deposit $75,000.00, put $50,000.00 in a CD account. The rest in cash with no problem. Thanks for sharing Yvonne from Houston 👏 👏👏 😄.
You don't live in Livonia.
Trump’s America....
This was going on long before Trump
@Matthew Tyler Europe dont claim them..they were kicked out of Europe is why they came and "STOLE" this land!! Karma is real!!!
@Libras In Space with their dumb ass thinking racism gives them some type of upper hand🤦♀️dumb mofools not part of the 1% is meant to be just as subordinate to the 1% who own government... regardless of color!
Matthew Tyler Go back to your chicken wings and fighting.
D B Your mammy said that around midnight.
YES!!! 💕 They discriminated, he needs to sue whoever wrote the check, whoever called the police, that is bias and malicious in the least, how do we know if the mark was or wasn't wasn't placed on the check by either the ones who wrote the check or the bank, not wanting to deposit the check, it damn sure wasn't he, who wanted to hurry up and spend the money and and beautifully show out ❣️ ... It unprofessional, trifling, and Mr/Mrs Underfoots, that is not the SOP, AND sue the check company as well...There needs to be a clear distinction if there is/isn't a watermark, and not a "just in case, here you go to hide your hand, in your pants against Black Isreal, a chance to do some real anti-Semitism!!! 🤔😐
When I see brothers and sisters stay calm in these harassment cases, it makes me proud. They are just hoping and praying for hostility and when it doesn’t happen....another victory happens instead.
This is why we need more *black owned* banks.
Tooooo funny 😆
All the teller had to do was verify by calling the name of the bank the check was drawn from to verify and they could have calked the person who wrote the check.
I'm really appalled at how this country acts, our gov. and big corporation is destroying our democracy!
Have they not heard of a bank transfer????? Who uses cheques these days???😂🤣😂🤣
Sounds like another lawsuit 🤷🏿♀️
I love this segment.
Good, that's right Brother!!! Get that money
Good, keep suing & TAKE ALL YOUR MONEY OUT OF THIS BANK & BANK BLACK!!!! I use to work for a bank for 13 years...if you scan or copy IT WILL ALWAYS READ VOID....that's commonsense!!! THEY WOULDN'T EVEN DEPOSIT IT!!! Awwww yeah.....Get them for everything!!! Sue the police for metlin 2....at least for emotional destress!!! Pray that this goes viral!!!!
Tcf bank 👀 bruh 🤦🏾♀️
The most important fact was that Sauntore Thomas was a "bank customer" since 2018. This should at least made the bank respect the customer presenting the deposits? There was no mention of 'which bank' the three checks were drawn, however it would factor in, if Enterprise had an account with TCF, as it appears the asst. manager had some knowledge of Enterprise check marks. Normally a bank doesn't call police on it's customers, or fail to state their check policy and hold procedures. The bank has every right to be careful and guard against fraud, but it seems it over reacted, when this manager made a series of bad mistakes. Is this discrimination? Yes, maybe it is due to the way it escalated, without any specific discussion. And, yes people of the same creed, national origin or race can be prejudice and hold negative views. And the actions demonstrate something went very wrong that was based on Mr. Thomas appearance, since the police verified he was not presenting a physical threat to the bank. At the end of the day, racial discrimination become a valid choice for what happened to Mr. Thomas.
Duh... systemic racism!
They don't get it ❗❗❗will they ever learn ❓
Pronounced Lee-voe-ya and yes they are some racist MFs. A police officer followed me closely until I stopped for coffee one morning. He literally pulled up in the parking lot with me and then left out.
I'm white and that has happened to me a lot
Worked out for his good! The wealth of the wicked is laid up for the just! 🧐
Lady LaLa: And You Know This°
Never had the cops called, but I had a bank teller cancel a legit check on me and called the person who wrote the check. Bank of America
Mike Burton 😯
If I were him I’d literally be laughing all the way to a new bank
Make the dummies pay, lol
This story is infuriating and I don't understand why there is laughter.
Because this is crazy for the bank would call the police on this guy for what, Now he will be getting a nother law sue against the bank.
@@yvonnegunter7061 the point being that discrimination against black people is relentless. It's brazen. Its psychologically and emotionally damaging. These adjectives don't denote humor. So again, this isn't something to laugh about. It's sick and disgusting and the onus is on them to change their behavior. But we are not going to hold our breath for that. They have a real problem and their problem detrimentally effects the lives of black people.
How do they determine this when scammers consistentlyyyyy deposit fake funds. I'd go back to that same bank, and keep racking checks.
If he walked out the bank with 13000 cash, the cops could have taken that cash and NOT returned it LEGALLY!
Hmmm..........That is what is going to happen with those reparation checks?!!! We do not want their fake money..............We want our land back!!!
I would've closed my fuckng acct
take all your money out of that bank.
Brother get your things and get out of that state. Yesterday!
Add another lawsuit. More and more money.