The Department of Justice is reportedly investigating the national Black Lives Matter organization over allegations that the group’s leadership defrauded donors.
Federal agents are probing the Black Lives Matter Global Network Foundation after years of financial scandals and infighting at the group. Officials have issued multiple subpoenas and carried out at least one search warrant against the foundation and other leftist groups in recent weeks, according to the Associated Press.
The investigation began under former President Joe Biden, according to the AP.
In a statement, the foundation denied that it is the subject of a “federal criminal investigation.”
“We remain committed to full transparency, accountability, and the responsible stewardship of resources dedicated to building a better future for Black communities,” the foundation told the AP.
The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Central District of California in Los Angeles is leading the investigation into the foundation, according to Fox News.
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The Black Lives Matter foundation received a cascade of donations following the death of George Floyd, a chronic drug abuser and repeat criminal, during his arrest in Minneapolis in 2020. The foundation received an estimated $90 million in contributions following Floyd’s death, which kicked off nationwide protests and riots over alleged systemic racism within law enforcement that resulted in over $1 billion in damages.
No criminal charges have been filed in the investigation into the foundation or related groups. The investigation itself is part of the Trump administration’s effort to probe potential illegal activity within leftist organizations and identify the financial interests behind violent riots spurred by political agendas, according to National Review.
The Black Lives Matter Global Network Foundation has been rocked by allegations of scandal and the abuse of donor funds in recent years.
In 2022, the national foundation hemorrhaged funds while paying out substantial paychecks to its former executive director Patrisse Cullors and a number of her family members and friends. Part of the $90 million trove the national foundation raised in the immediate aftermath of Floyd’s death went toward luxury homes in Los Angeles and Toronto together worth about $12 million.
Another nearly $11 million was paid out for contracts, many of which went to companies run by Cullors’ family and friends. For instance, Cullors’ brother, a graffiti artist, received $1.6 million between two companies for providing “professional security services” for Black Lives Matter.
The national group and its offshoots, particularly Black Lives Matter Grassroots, have suffered from infighting within the Black Lives Matter movement over millions of dollars-worth of donations that have seemed to go missing.
