An African American woman is suing Wells Fargo, claiming the staff at an Atlanta branch treated her like a criminal for “banking while black.”

The lawsuit filed Monday in Atlanta federal court by Atlanta and Fort Lauderdale attorneys contends the bank staff falsely accused Clarice Middleton of attempting to cash a fraudulent check, called the police and ordered her to leave the premises. The branch abuts Emory University campus in a “predominantly white part” of Atlanta.

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