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Ex-JPMorgan Exec Fined $175 for Knicks Can Theft

6/26/2026

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Angie Baez Theft

Angie Baez, former JP Morgan Chase executive director, stole a Knicks-themed trash can during the Knicks victory parade on June 18, 2026.
NYC Department of Sanitation fined her $75 for littering and $100 for impeding operations, returned the can, and posted a photo on X.
JP Morgan Chase said Baez is no longer employed, the NYPD will not investigate, and OnlyNY noted six full-size cans cost $168 each and mini cans $58.

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Sanitation Cleans Canyon

City sanitation officials said the trash from the stolen bin was tiny compared with the overall cleanup after the celebration.
Officials collected 75,260 pounds of confetti and litter from Lower Manhattan’s Canyon of Heroes after hundreds of thousands of fans attended.
The city maintains roughly 23,000 litter baskets and now sells Knicks-themed versions online.
Social-media users logged over five million views of the stolen-bin clip.

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Angie Baez Subway

Angie Baez rode the subway with a trash can stolen after the Knicks parade on June 18, 2026.
NYPD said no complaint was filed and that Baez faces no criminal charges.
City sanitation officials called the theft illegal, noting thefts under $1,000 are usually misdemeanors.
Baez co-founded Same Page Co., a talent agency, and held DEI roles at Squarespace, Saks Fifth Avenue and The Infatuation, acquired JPMorgan Chase in 2021.

History

Historical Context

New York’s ticker-tape tradition, begun with Admiral Dewey’s 1899 honor and revived for Apollo 11’s August 13 1969 parade that attracted six million people and forced the Department of Sanitation to remove about 2,000 tons of paper confetti. When the Knicks celebrated a win on June 18 2026, the city again deployed roughly 2,000 sanitation workers, issued $75 littering fines and tightened social-media monitoring to curb waste overload.

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Angie Baez Theft

Angie Baez, former JP Morgan Chase executive director, stole a Knicks-themed trash can during the Knicks victory parade on June 18, 2026.
NYC Department of Sanitation fined her $75 for littering and $100 for impeding operations, returned the can, and posted a photo on X.
JP Morgan Chase said Baez is no longer employed, the NYPD will not investigate, and OnlyNY noted six full-size cans cost $168 each and mini cans $58.

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