Financial settlement reached between Bank of Montreal and Indigenous BC man who was handcuffed while trying to open an account with his 12-year-old granddaughter 2 1/2 years ago.
Maxwell Johnson, 12-year-old granddaughter were reported to police when they tried to open a bank accountMaxwell Johnson on Thursday outside the branch of BMO in downtown Vancouver where he and his granddaughter were reported to police for alleged fraud and then put in handcuffs by attending officers.
Speaking on the sidewalk where he and his 12-year-old granddaughter were slapped in handcuffs over two years ago, Maxwell Johnson said a financial settlement has been reached in their human rights complaint against the Bank of Montreal. The Indigenous man and his granddaughter, Tori-Anne, were trying to open an account at the BMO branch on Burrard Street, Vancouver on Dec. 20, 2019, when staff called 911 to report an alleged fraud after looking at the pair's identification documents, including their status cards."It's been a long two years of litigation with BMO and I'm really happy we're coming to a conclusion.
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