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Social justice advocate once named 'Bostonian of the Year' sentenced in fraud case
Fox News ^ | January 29, 2026 | Louis Casiano

Posted on 01/30/2026 2:22:16 AM PST by C19fan

A well-known community and social justice activist who founded a Boston nonprofit to reduce violence and who was once was lauded as "Bostonian of the Year" avoided jail time in a federal fraud case, the Justice Department said Thursday.

Monica Cannon-Grant, 44, pleaded guilty September 2025 to 18 of the 27 counts, including wire fraud, mail fraud and failing to file tax returns, related to a scheme in which Cannon-Grant and her late husband, Clark Grant, pocketed thousands of dollars in donations to their nonprofit.

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; US: Massachusetts
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Another corrupt Amish woman....
1 posted on 01/30/2026 2:22:16 AM PST by C19fan
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2 posted on 01/30/2026 2:27:51 AM PST by SaveFerris (Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the Days of Lot; They did Eat, They Drank, They Bought, They Sold ......)
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To: C19fan

Pathetic, no jail time, whitey would be doing 5-10.


3 posted on 01/30/2026 2:31:37 AM PST by DAC21
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Meanwhile, you can read all the federal tough talk and preening here:

https://www.justice.gov/usao-ma/pr/former-director-boston-nonprofit-pleads-guilty-fraud-charges


4 posted on 01/30/2026 3:03:34 AM PST by 9YearLurker
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The "Bostonian of the Year" avoided jail time in a govt fraud case. Monica Cannon-Grant, 44, pleaded guilty to wire fraud, mail fraud and failing to file tax returns, wrt a scheme in which Cannon-Grant and her late husband, Clark Grant, pocketed thousands of dollars in donations to their (gag) nonprofit charity.

5 posted on 01/30/2026 3:35:09 AM PST by Liz (Jonathan Swift: Government without the consent of the governed is the very definition of slavery.)
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Which Somali clan is in her genes?


6 posted on 01/30/2026 3:41:21 AM PST by Kudsman (47 is making things right again. )
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To: C19fan

As if we didn’t already have a surplus of those.


7 posted on 01/30/2026 4:25:36 AM PST by No name given ( Anonymous is who you’ll know me as )
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To: Kudsman

She’s from Wu Tang clan. Their clan does not have boats to pirate from. So, the shipless clan took to not for profit fraud that is not for profit for thee but not for we.


8 posted on 01/30/2026 4:30:54 AM PST by chuckee
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Most not for profits pay generous salaries to their executives, like the American Red Cross, but have no shareholders or individual owners and pay no dividends. Any funds not expended are retained by the organization. If she had paid the money to herself and declared it as income, and showed it on the organization’s books, she would be homefree, as long as the organization otherwise met the statuatory requirements for a non-profit.

Bernie’s wife, Jane Sanders, could give a masterclass on how to bleed a nonprofit and make millions and avoid prosecution. Though she did commit numerous felonies, they were well enough disguised to make any prosecution appear to the sympathetic press as if it was politically motivated. Maybe even disguised enough to confuse a poorly educated and sympathetic Vermont jury.


9 posted on 01/30/2026 5:33:20 AM PST by Lonesome in Massachussets ( Thorough planning and careful preparation is no substitute for wishful thinking. )
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To: SaveFerris

Because of course.


10 posted on 01/30/2026 6:00:13 AM PST by Salman (Trump is good, but we need Pinochet. )
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“Well we’re movin’ on up....”


11 posted on 01/30/2026 6:02:24 AM PST by dfwgator ("I am Charlie Kirk!")
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To: DAC21
Pathetic, no jail time, whitey would be doing 5-10.

Probably true.

12 posted on 01/30/2026 6:16:38 AM PST by libertylover (The HBM (Has Been Media) is almost all AGENDA-DRIVEN and HATE-DRIVEN, not-truth driven.)
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