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Former HSBC banker banned from finance over $7,800 fare evasion
Original: 'You decided to evade them': Former HSBC banker 'clearly in a financial position to pay' banned from finance for dodging $7,800 in fares
A former HSBC banker has been barred from working in finance after repeatedly dodging around $7,800 in transport fares. The regulator found she was 'clearly in a financial position to pay' and that dishonesty made her unfit for the industry. Her remark that she 'decided to evade them' has drawn attention to the case, which many see as an example of a well-paid professional destroyed over a relatively small sum.
Why now: The contrast between a lucrative banking career and a ban over a small fare debt makes the case striking and widely shared.
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