The Department of Justice (DOJ) is investigating the Black Lives Matter Global Network Foundation (BLMGNF) for alleged donation fraud amid ongoing controversy over its financial transparency and use of funds.
According to the Associated Press (AP), federal authorities recently issued subpoenas to BLMGNF and several affiliated civil rights organizations. At least one search warrant has also been executed as part of a probe that began during the Biden administration, reported Oct. 30 by AP.
The foundation raised about $90 million following the global protests sparked by the death of George Floyd, but criticism over how those funds were handled has persisted.
In 2021, co-founder Patrisse Cullors resigned after reports revealed she had paid $238,000 to a company owned by her family. In 2022, it was disclosed that BLMGNF purchased a $5.8 million property in Studio City, Los Angeles, featuring seven bedrooms and seven bathrooms, using donor funds — a move that fueled public backlash.
That same year, state governments in California and Washington ordered the group to halt fundraising activities for failing to file required financial reports. The foundation subsequently suspended its donation feature on its official website.
Separately, in 2023, Tyree Conyers-Page, the leader of BLMGNF’s Atlanta chapter who had been indicted in 2020, was sentenced to 42 months in prison for wire fraud and money laundering after misusing roughly $200,000 in donations for personal expenses.
