An African-American couple filed a lawsuit Thursday against Barneys in New York City for harassing them when they tried to return high-priced designer jeans and a scarf.
According to officials, Trayon Christian claimed Barneys and the New York Police Department profiled him for credit card fraud because he bought a $349 belt. Well now the young man is $45,000 richer because of a settlement from the city. Trayon Christian used his debit card to buy a Ferragamo belt from Barneys’ Upper East Side […]
Trayon Christian was awarded $45,000 from the company this week. The incident happened in April 2013, when the then 19-year-old went to the Manhattan location to purchase a $348 Ferragamo belt. Barneys employees allegedly believed he bought the belt with a fraudulent credit card.
