Federal prosecutors have launched [1] an investigation into senior leaders of the Black Lives Matter Global Network Foundation (BLMGNF) amid allegations that tens of millions of dollars raised during the 2020 protests were mishandled, according to two sources familiar with the matter who spoke with Fox News.
The probe, led by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Central District of California, is reportedly focused on whether officials with the organization or its affiliated groups improperly used charitable donations collected following the death of George Floyd in May 2020.
The foundation reported raising more than $90 million that year as demonstrations spread across the United States.
JUST IN: Black Lives Matter, and its founders, Patrisse Cullors and Alicia Garza, are under federal investigation for defrauding donors out of $90 million. pic.twitter.com/pla79WUMni [2]
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Investigators have issued subpoenas and executed at least one search warrant as part of the ongoing inquiry, according to the report.
No criminal charges have been filed at this time, and the Department of Justice has not commented publicly on the case.
The Associated Press first reported on the investigation, noting that it began during the Biden-Harris administration but has continued under President Donald Trump’s Justice Department.
The inquiry reportedly also encompasses other Black-led activist groups that gained prominence during the 2020 protests.
In a statement to the Associated Press, the Black Lives Matter Global Network Foundation denied that it is the subject of a federal criminal investigation.
“We remain committed to transparency and accountability,” the organization said.
Questions about BLMGNF’s finances have persisted for years. In early 2022, several state attorneys general launched inquiries into whether the organization had properly disclosed its financial activity and charitable status.
Tax filings released later that year showed that the group had paid millions of dollars to firms linked to individuals with ties to the organization, prompting renewed scrutiny from watchdog groups and lawmakers.
The latest federal probe comes after a series of internal disputes and lawsuits involving BLM-affiliated entities.
As reported by The Post Millennial in February, documents showed that the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) issued a $24.7 million grant to the George Soros–funded Tides Center during the same period the foundation was raising record sums.
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