Activists at Lives Matters, a Black Boston nonprofit, shut down after allegedly making thousands of charitable donations to fund a lavish lifestyle.
Monica Cannon Grant, 41, who led violence in Boston before it was shut down in July, is seeking government assistance.
She and her husband Clark Grant, 38, are said to have spent thousands of dollars in anti-violence charity funds on dinners, vacations and trips to nail salons.
They were indicted in March on charges of soliciting millions of dollars in donations, and also illegally collected about $100,000 in pandemic unemployment benefits and paid for mortgages. I was accused of lying on my application.
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However, Cannon-Grant attorney Robert Goldstein filed a motion seeking to amend the original terms. and simply stated that his client was "currently unemployed and would like to apply for unemployment benefits."
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He founded Violence in Boston, and after the 2020 murder of George Floyd, the nonprofit has made headlines.
The two women said they had exclusive control over the organization's finances and did not disclose to others at the non-profit that they were wasting the money. It is
It is unclear if they used nonprofit funds to purchase her 2021 home.
They were arrested in her March and charged with two counts of complicity in wire fraud, one count of conspiracy, and 13 counts. In addition to her additional mail fraud charges against Canon Grant, one count of wire fraud charges and false statements to the mortgage lending business.
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Both pleaded not guilty to all charges.
According to prosecutors, Cannon Grant texted her husband on March 26, 2021, telling her that she was "plagued by unemployment." “I was asked to turn in my paperwork by June [or] I have to pay you back in full.”
Last year, BLM co-founder Patrisse Cullors said that He stepped down as Executive Director of the Black Lives Matter Global Network after being accused of a million dollar real estate portfolio.
Earlier this year, Black Lives Matterdefended using donated funds to purchase a luxury Southern California home for her $5.8 million. Negroes share their gifts with the world and hone their craft as we see it.
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