JPMorgan Chase fired a senior executive after viral videos appeared to show her emptying trash from a commemorative New York Knicks garbage bin and taking the container during the team's championship parade in New York City.

Angie Baez, 40, who most recently served as executive director of community and industry engagement for card and connected commerce at JPMorgan Chase, was dismissed after an internal review, according to the company.

"This employee is no longer with the company," a JPMorgan Chase spokesperson said Tuesday, according to the New York Post.

Videos that circulated widely on social media after the June 19 championship parade appear to show Baez, dressed in Knicks apparel, emptying the contents of a blue-and-orange Knicks-themed trash receptacle onto a Manhattan sidewalk before walking away with the container. Additional footage appeared to show her carrying the bin through the New York City subway system.

Baez could not immediately be reached for comment. Sources cited by the Post said she attended the parade in a personal capacity and was not representing JPMorgan Chase at the event.

The incident quickly drew criticism from city officials after the videos gained millions of views online. The New York City Department of Sanitation condemned the actions in a sharply worded statement.

"Dumping trash onto the street and stealing public property for your own personal use are both illegal, antisocial behaviors, and not what New Yorkers do. On top of all that, doing both on camera is incredibly stupid," the department said.

No criminal charges have been filed. The New York Police Department said June 20 that it had not received any complaints related to the incident, and Baez has not been charged with a crime.

Under New York law, theft of property valued at less than $1,000 is generally charged as petit larceny, a Class A misdemeanor. Penalties for first-time offenders often include fines, community service or a summons rather than jail time.

Before joining JPMorgan Chase, Baez held diversity, equity and inclusion leadership roles at several major companies, including Squarespace, Saks Fifth Avenue, and Hudson's Bay. She also served as executive director of diversity, equity and inclusion at The Infatuation, the restaurant-review platform acquired by JPMorgan Chase in 2021.

The controversy emerged during celebrations for the Knicks' first NBA championship in 53 years. The June 19 ticker-tape parade through Lower Manhattan drew massive crowds as fans gathered to celebrate the franchise's first title since 1973.

Millions of people were estimated to have attended the festivities, which prompted one of the largest security deployments for a public event in New York City history.

The trash bins featured in the viral videos were part of a special Knicks championship collaboration between the Department of Sanitation and New York-based apparel company Only NY. Officials had anticipated the commemorative bins would become sought-after souvenirs following the parade.