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Macy’s Banned From Detaining and Fining Alleged Shoplifters, Judge Rules

When Samya Moftah walked into the Macy’s flagship New York store looking for gifts for her family last summer, she did not expect to be locked in a basement cell and charged with multiple crimes. Nor did the department store, already blighted by allegations of racism, expect to have another lawsuit on its hands. Moftah, 53, was carrying two bags – one from JC Penney, and the second from a …