Posted on 05/10/2026 3:35:06 AM PDT by Libloather
A Minnesota “violence interruption” charity has collapsed after its leaders allegedly used $6.5 million worth of charitable funds to bankroll lavish lifestyles and a private liquor store.
Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison announced on Friday a civil lawsuit against nonprofit We Push for Peace and its former directors, Trahern Pollard and Jaclyn McGuigan.
The organization, which held lucrative contracts for community outreach and violence prevention, was driven into the ground by “rampant abuse” and blatant self-dealing, prosecutors allege.
According to the complaint, Pollard personally pocketed more than $6 million of the diverted charitable funds. Instead of helping the community, the charity’s money allegedly fueled a life of luxury for Pollard, paying for trips to Las Vegas, luxury vehicles and massive shopping sprees at a Harley Davidson showroom and spa stores.
Pollard is also accused of using the nonprofit to pay off his child support, settle a personal tax bill with the IRS, and subsidize his private, for-profit businesses — including a used car dealership and liquor store.
Instagram McGuigan, who acted as the charity’s treasurer, allegedly transferred a recurring $1,000 per week of nonprofit funds into her own personal account and stole thousands more in government grant funds that she claimed were for “administrative” expenses.
“Instead of helping the community, they helped themselves to millions of dollars that should have gone into the community,” Ellison wrote in a statement.
Prosecutors noted that when the City of Minneapolis requested the nonprofit’s assistance during Operation Metro Surge, a major Homeland Security enforcement operation in Minnesota, the once-multimillion-dollar organization was “utterly incapable” of answering the call.
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Calling Yogi and Boo Boo!
Why civil? Sounds like criminal to me.
the charity’s money allegedly fueled a life of luxury for Pollard, paying for trips to Las Vegas, luxury vehicles and massive shopping sprees at a Harley Davidson showroom and spa stores and using the nonprofit to pay off his child support, settle a personal tax bill with the IRS, and subsidize his private, for-profit businesses — including a used car dealership and liquor store.
I think I'm going to start a non-profit. I think I'll call it 'Help Me get Rich' 🤣
Ellison is clearly feeling some heat if he is doing his job.
Vegas Boo Boo!!!
It is time to end all taxpayer funding of nonprofits. Let private donations support them without taxpayer involvement or tax deductions. If they are worthwhile, they will be funded. If they are not, they won’t. Same for NGOs.
eliminate the income tax and nonprofits automatically disappear ...
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Why civil? Sounds like criminal to me.
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Of course it is, and as I’ve repeated countless times, we are living in an UNCIVILIZED country, and we have been ever since the 2008 presidential election.
Election year
Any poll I get has something about him and his job performance
I am sure he’s getting pounded as the do nothing pos that he is
“We Push…For a Piece of the Action!”
Pushing for Peace fueled a life of luxury:
<>trips to Las Vegas,
<>luxury vehicles
<>massive shopping sprees at a Harley Davidson showroom and spa stores
<>paying off child support,
<>settling a personal tax bill with the IRS,
<>subsidizing private, "for-profit" businesses
<>including a used car dealership and a liquor store.
“City of Minneapolis requested the nonprofit’s assistance during Operation Metro Surge, a major Homeland Security enforcement operation in Minnesota, the once-multimillion-dollar organization was “utterly incapable” of answering the call.”
What? They couldn’t turn out a mob? Shows what the left is paying these “non profits” for: foot soldiers.
Surprise.
I thought Keith is protecting people like that?
What made him to change his mind?
Nah, he just found out he’s not getting his cut.
Nah, he is just going after the low hanging fruit of fraud, before the feds do.
State legal charges are much easier to manipulate than fed charges.
There has been so much exposed in Minnesota re: “Learing Centers” that raked in millions of dollars and operated without oversight for years - right under the noses of Ellison and Walz (most likely given kickbacks).
Ellison has to step in and make some effort, I suspect he’ll capitalize on this one and ignore the rest.
Well, the “violence prevention center” had a nice run - luxury vacations, free flowing booze, luxury vehicles and expensive shopping sprees - while it lasted.
Hope they have a “nice run” in a federal pen.
Exactly!
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