Veteran accuses bank of discrimination for not taking checks

A black Air Force veteran who tried to deposit settlement checks from a discrimination lawsuit was rejected by his suburban Detroit bank, which suspected fraud and called police.After settling a lawsuit with his former employer, Sauntore Thomas now is suing TCF Bank, alleging racial discrimination.TCF spokesman Tom Wennerberg denied racial discrimination and said Thomas had a 52-cent balance in his account and was making a "highly unusual request" Tuesday with three checks that totaled $99,000.