It is almost hard to figure out what to make of this one. A student at Texas Southern University sold her car and was paid in Wal-Mart money orders. When she went to cash them, Wal-Mart accused her of forgery and had her arrested. Then, as if that wasn't enough, they sent her a letter demanding she pay $200 to settle a shoplifting charge that they must have made up. The first shocking thing about this story is how poorly Wal-Mart treated Nitra Gipson for doing nothing more than attempting to cash her very real money orders. Does Wal-Mart make it a policy of throwing customers in jail just because they happen to have a large sum in money orders? Was the manager following Wal-Mart's rules, or has he just been taught to reduce costs any way possible, and this seems like a good way to do it. The second shocking thing about this story is the letter they sent after they locked up this young woman for 2 days, demanding $200. Here's the story from KHOU , and be sure to check out the video of the site, it's got a good interview with Nitra. HOUSTON -- A college student’s trip to Wal-Mart last month ended with her in handcuffs and a two-day stay in the Harris County jail. Nitra Gipson was charged with felony forgery after the Meyer Park Wal-Mart manager accused her of passing bogus money orders. Thing is, the money orders were legit and had been purchased at Wal-Mart to begin with. The cash-strapped college student had just sold her car to pay for ...
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It is almost hard to figure out what to make of this one. A student at Texas Southern University sold her car and was paid in Wal-Mart money orders. When she went to cash them, Wal-Mart accused her of forgery and had her arrested. Then, as if that wasn't enough, they sent her a letter demanding she pay $200 to settle a shoplifting charge that they must have made up. The first shocking thing about this story is how poorly Wal-Mart treated Nitra Gipson for doing nothing more than attempting to cash her very real money orders. Does Wal-Mart make it a policy of throwing customers in jail just because they happen to have a large sum in money orders? Was the manager following Wal-Mart's rules, or has he just been taught to reduce costs any way possible, and this seems like a good way to do it. The second shocking thing about this story is the letter they sent after they locked up this young woman for 2 days, demanding $200. Here's the story from KHOU , and be sure to check out the video of the site, it's got a good interview with Nitra. HOUSTON -- A college student’s trip to Wal-Mart last month ended with her in handcuffs and a two-day stay in the Harris County jail. Nitra Gipson was charged with felony forgery after the Meyer Park Wal-Mart manager accused her of passing bogus money orders. Thing is, the money orders were legit and had been purchased at Wal-Mart to begin with. The cash-strapped college student had just sold her car to pay for ...