Barneys and the city of New York have settled all claims regarding a racial profiling lawsuit brought on by a college student two years ago. Trayon Christian, who was 19 at the time, was falsely accused by the department store of credit card fraud when he purchased a $349 Ferragamo belt.

Black Teen Falsely Arrested After Buying Designer Belt at Barneys

Tracie Egan Morrissey

10/23/13 12:20pm

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A college student was wrongly arrested for credit card fraud shortly after purchasing a $320 Ferragamo belt at Barneys on Madison Avenue because staffers of the luxury store, as well as police, didn't believe he could actually afford a designer belt so expensive. He is suing Barneys and the NYPD, claiming he was…

Barneys Settles 2013 Racial Profiling Lawsuit

Black Teen Falsely Arrested After Buying Designer Belt at Barneys

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