He had saved $350 to buy the belt at Barneys. Yet, the clerk at the store didn't think that a young black man could possibly have acquired $350 legally. To make a long story short, after he paid for the belt the police arrested him and took him to their station to question him.
Here is the article:
http://nypost.com/2013/10/22/barneys-busted-student-for-being-black-suit/
Vocabulary to help you understand the article:
busted - arrested; if a person is arrested the police take the person into custody (to their police station)
shopping while black - the newspaper is making fun of the police. Of course a person cannot be arrested for shopping while being a black person, but that what the New York Police Department did anyway.
he got more than he bargained for - if you get more than you bargained for, this means that something bad happened that you didn't expect
to splurge - this means to spend a lot of money in order to treat oneself, to spend a lot of money to make yourself happy
cuffed - these are handcuffs. to be cuffed means to have these placed on a person's wrists.
a lawsuit - this is when one person decides to sue another person in court to get money for something that was done which might have been wrong.
to allege - to suggest, to state, to say
a fraud - something not legal
plainclothes detectives - police officers wearing normal clothes
hauled - pulled
precinct - the place where police officers (cops) work
verified - indicated that it was true
disgust - if you feel disgust about something, something that happened was wrong and it makes you feel sick
duds - clothing
unspecified damages - no particular amount of money - the judge can decide
