The LI dentist who kept an $800,000 private Chase account from her husband won't get the opportunity to sue the bank for revealing her secret stash. Supreme Court Justice James Golia rejected Nazita Aminpour's lawsuit, which argued that her bank violated her right to privacy under federal banking law, and placed her under duress at home, forcing her to dole out $155,000 to keep her husband happy and save their marriage. The judge wrote in his decision that "duress requires the threat of an unlawful act to compel someone to do something she doesn't want to do," and dismissed the case. Somebody involved in this story could probably benefit by learning a bit more about recognizing scams and sketchy spouses. more ›

A Chase bank employee is being blamed for dropping the dime about a Long Island dentist's $800,000 individual account to her husband. The NY Post reports that while Nazita Aminpour and David Shamash "have a joint account at a Chase branch in Kew Gardens, Queens," Aminpour also had the secret account. Well, secret until a bank employee cold-called Shamash, "telling him he should take his small fortune out of the low-interest account and make other investments with Chase." Aminipour's suit says that once Shamash heard about the money, he "began harassing [Aminpour], asking for money from the funds that he can invest in the stock market and to cover a margin call he had on his stock account." The suit adds that Shamash "alienat[ed]" Aminipour until she gave him $155,000 "to save her marriage and restore order in the marital home." Aminipour says Chase violated non-disclosure laws and wants the bank to pay her the $155K plus legal fees. more ›