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| Former Bostonian of the Year Sentenced in Theft/Fraud Case | |
| 2026-03-25 | |
Monica Cannon-Grant, the former community organizer who rose to fame leading a massive 2020 Black Lives Matter march through Boston, was ordered Monday by U.S. District Court Judge Angel Kelley to forfeit every dollar she made from her crimes — from diverting donations from her own nonprofit, collecting fraudulent pandemic unemployment benefits, and pocketing rental assistance she wasn't entitled to. The forfeiture amount includes roughly $181,000 in diverted donations from Violence in Boston Inc., the nonprofit she founded, more than $33,000 in fraudulent pandemic unemployment benefits, and about $12,600 in rental assistance benefits, according to a copy of the court order. That's on top of the $106,000 in restitution Kelley already ordered at Cannon-Grant's sentencing in January, when the judge gave her four years of probation, six months of home detention, and 100 hours of community service; no prison time, despite prosecutors requesting 18 months behind bars. Related: Monica Cannon-Grant 09/15/2025 Indicted Black Lives Matter grifter Monica Cannon-Grant, pleading guilty to 27 counts of fraud Monica Cannon-Grant 03/15/2023 Another BLM Scam Monica Cannon-Grant 03/17/2022 BLM activist named 'Bostonian of the year' whose nonprofit raised $1M is charged with squandering much of it on rent arrears, $1,200 hotel stay and meals at Bubba Gump Shrimp Co. and Shake Shack after being arrested at her $450,000 home | |
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| Posted by: Whiskey Mike 2026-03-25 03:29 |