Posted on 03/24/2026 5:19:42 AM PDT by thegagline
The Boston Globe named her Bostonian of the Year. Boston Magazine called her the city's "best social justice advocate." A federal judge just called her tab: $224,063.
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. *** Behind the scenes, according to federal prosecutors, she and her husband Clark Grant were spending the money on themselves. Vacations. Car rentals. Dining out. The couple raised more than $1 million for the charity and received nearly $60,000 in pandemic relief funds intended to feed people in need — then treated it like a personal checking account. ***
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Saw the headline. Knew what she looked like.
Typical grifting criminal with no conscience or decency. This lard-a** cretin should be in prison doing hard labor and have all of her assets seized. What a pathetic no-integrity jerk.
If the only punishment is paying back the money if you get caught, might as well give it a try! No real downside.
Yes
Baby’s first words are no longer “dada”. Its gib me dat.
Too dumb to legally steal the money. Sent up a tax-exempt organization, put yourself on the payroll for a reasonable salary, and take expenses. Then you’d have a civil case where accountants and lawyers argue over the proper classification of entries in the general ledger.
Oh my, how usual.
In progressive-land, that is what a "non-profit" is for.
I wouldn’t hold my breath waiting for her to write that payback cheque... That’s never going to happen and with no prison term... Apparently crime does pay.
Too fat to be from Somalia.
Making her ancestors proud by stealing from their descendants
Black people, especially black (American-liberal) women, are the most delusional people in the world. It’s comical and they have no idea.
Hyphenated surnames are almost as indicative as septum rings
It seems like non-profits can be profitable for some.
She seems to be using her ill-gotten gain at the sneeze bar at the Golden Corral.
“No real downside.”
A charity can pay its executives, it merely has to disclose the payments, they have to be “reasonable”, and the executive has to pay income tax. That’s what Gavin Newsom’s wife did and took out $3mm, totally legal.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/posts-claim-gavin-newsoms-wife-received-37m-from-her-own-charity-we-followed-the-money/ar-AA1YtGrL?ocid=BingNewsSerp
Good one!
Pic above.
Is it them again, Boo Boo?
I owned a reasonably profitable business and developed a plan to convert to a charitable organization. Since the charity would not be taxable and be exempt from some taxes like paying sales tax and exempt from some wage and hour laws it would have generated greater cash flow. What I gave up in taxable “profit” I could have easily offset with a higher salary and perks for myself and family, oops… board members. My charitable mission was to provide jobs and support to my community which was considered disadvantaged due to Appalachian descent.
There is a lot of money to be made owning, uh err running, a non profit for your own benefit, uh err for those in need.
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