BLM Activist Bostonian of the Year Stole Nearly $225,000

A certain moral character could be expected of a Black Lives Matter militant placed upon a pedestal by the liberal establishment media in moonbattery-addled Boston. Monica Cannon-Grant offers no surprises.

Via National Review:

Monica Cannon-Grant, a Black Lives Matter activist who was named “Bostonian of the Year” by the Boston Globe, was ordered to pay back every dime she stole from her nonprofit, unemployment benefits, and other fraudulent practices, amounting to almost $225,000.

Don’t worry, libs. She received only the mildest of wrist slaps from a Biden-appointed Woman of Color judge:

U.S. District Court Judge Angel Kelley sentenced Cannon-Grant to four years’ probation, six months of home detention, and 100 hours of community service.

Here’s why federal prosecutors had recommended 18 months behind bars:

Cannon-Grant pleaded guilty in September to 18 counts, including three counts of wire fraud conspiracy, ten counts of wire fraud, one count of mail fraud, two counts of filing false tax returns, and two counts of failing to file tax returns.

In addition to the usual racial reasons, this may help explain the exceedingly light sentence:

Cannon-Grant founded Violence in Boston Inc. in 2017, coordinated massive protests and marches following the death of George Floyd, and facilitated other progressive social campaigns.

Bleeding heart liberal do-gooders motivated by the Black Lives Matter riots to donate to Cannon-Grant have no cause to complain. They paid for the self-satisfaction of having confirmed their righteous devotion to moonbattery. This they duly received. However, taxpayers were also looted:

“Cannon-Grant not only stole from her own non-profit organization but did so at the expense of multiple public financial programs designed to help those truly in need,” Thomas Demeo, special agent in charge of the Internal Revenue Service Criminal Investigation at the Boston Field Office, said in a press release in January.

As could have been predicted, considering that from the beginning the purpose of Black Lives Matter has been to empower racially correct criminals versus law enforcement,

Cannon-Grant is one of several well-known BLM activists who defrauded the various social justice organizations they were responsible for leading, prompting the Department of Justice to launch an investigation into the movement, searching for potential donor fraud, following reports of mismanagement of funds.

Investigators had better hurry. Once Democrats regain power, all this will be swept under the rug by Tim Walz/Keith Ellison types, as with the massive Somali welfare fraud in Minnesota.

On tips from RoCar, R F, and abcanc.

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