BLM’s Mostly Peaceful Grift Operation Finally Probed By Feds After Years Of Independent Reporting

The lavish spending by a Black Lives Matter (BLM) donor fund came to light years before news broke Thursday of a federal investigation into potentially widespread fraud.

This was reported by the Daily Caller News Foundation. in June 2020 that the BLM Global Network (BLMGN) spent millions of dollars on consultants, travel and staff compensation over three years. After nationwide anti-police riots made BLM a household name, the Department of Justice (DOJ) is reopening an investigation into whether the BLM Global Network Foundation (BLMGNF) defrauded donors, The Associated Press reported this on Thursday.. (RELATED: BLM Activist Pleads Guilty in Case of Stealing Taxpayer Money Meant to Help Low-Income Families)

The federal investigation by the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Central District of California in Los Angeles began under the Biden administration but has now taken on new life under President Donald Trump and Trump-appointed Chief Prosecutor Bill Essayli. according to AP.

Essayli's office did not respond to DCNF's request for comment.

BLMGNF leaders, who previously denied wrongdoing, have reportedly received summonses as part of the investigation. “The Black Lives Matter Global Network Foundation is not the subject of any federal criminal investigation,” the DCNF group said. “We remain committed to full transparency, accountability and responsible stewardship of resources intended to build a better future for Black communities.”

The Department of Justice can investigate alleged fraud at the civil or criminal level, although the legal basis for the BLM investigation is unclear.

Many outdated media ignored allegations of financial abuse against BLM in 2020, when the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis police custody launched the group's activities. anti-cop agendas. The missing news that year included ten BLM chapters blaming BLMGN for failing to support them financially while enriching its own leadership.

That same year, the FBI arrested Greater Atlanta BLM leader Sir Major Page in September on charges of using $200,000 in donations for personal expenses. DCNF previously reported. He was sentenced to 42 months in prison in October 2024 for fraud and money laundering.

Years financial scandals followed Page's arrest with BLMGNF announcing in May 2021, co-founder Patrisse Cullors left the organization following DCNF. unprotected her $238,000 payment for services to a company run by her child's father. Funding raised legal and ethical issues Philanthropy experts told DCNF about self-activity within BLM.

BLMGNF also malfunction fundraising features on its website were introduced in February 2022 after California and Washington state threatened to sue over a lack of financial reporting. Two months later, New York Magazine disclosed BLMGNF spent $6 million of its budget on the mansion without disclosing the purchase. BLM representatives later faced a fraud claim over the mansion, and although a California judge rejected it in 2023, the purchase continues to fuel suspicions that the BLM movement was effectively defrauding its supporters.

Additionally, between July 2022 and June 2023, several firms owned by BLM executives or their family members received lucrative contracts totaling millions of dollars from BLMGNF. DCNF previously reported. The expenses have further alarmed experts concerned about whether the foundation is meeting its obligations as a charity.

Five years after BLM rose to prominence in the summer of 2020, a May 2025 poll found that a majority of Americans believe the country's “increased focus on race” has not achieved anything meaningful for black people. DCNF reported. Essayli also criticized BLM in 2020, calling it “anti-police” and “anti-American.”

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