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Local activist Sir Maejor Page, also known as Tyree Conyers-Page, was sentenced to prison time after creating a fake non-profit organization associated with the Black Lives Matter (BLM) movement to defraud donors and supporters of the cause to fund his shopping sprees. Page was given 42 months of prison time for his crimes after being found guilty in April. He was charged with with one count of wire fraud and three counts of money laundering, according to WTOL.

The former head of Black Lives Matter of Greater Atlanta has been sentenced to prison on charges of wire fraud and money laundering. WTVG reports that Tyree Conyers-Page, also known as Sir Maejor Page, was sentenced to serve 42 months in prison in Ohio on Thursday. Prosecutors said that Page took money donated to his organization through Facebook and used it for travel, personal items, and a home in Toledo, Ohio. In court, Page claimed some of the money he spent on his own lifestyle was part of a "reasonable salary" for managing the organization - though he admitted to...

TOLEDO, OH- Keep on making those donations people.The Daily Wire is reporting that a Toledo man who is a self-proclaimed leader of the Black Lives Matter movement in greater Atlanta stands accused of defrauding donors out of hundreds of thousands of dollars in donations, while using a “substantial portion” of those funds for personal expenses,.That allegedly included buying a house and paying a prostitute. A federal grand jury in Cleveland last week indicted Sir Maejor Page, 32 and previously known as Tyree Conyers-Page before he apparently knighted himself for three counts of money laundering and one count of wire fraud,...

A federal grand jury in Cleveland, Ohio, charged Maejor Page, whose real name is Tyree Conyers-Page, with three counts of money laundering and one count of wire fraud, according to a Department of Justice (DOJ) press release. The indictment set forth by the government alleged that Page created a 501(c)(3) Facebook account titled “Black Lives Matter of Greater Atlanta.” He allegedly used the account to defraud individuals of over more than $450,000 after the tax-exempt status was revoked by the IRS, according to a press release. “Page is accused of using unprecedented tensions and uncertainty due to widespread civil unrest...

The FBI has arrested the founder of a Black Lives Matter group in Atlanta on fraud and money laundering charges. placeholder Sir Maejor Page, 32, was accused Friday of misappropriating $200,000 in donations he solicited through Facebook on behalf of Black Lives Matter of Greater Atlanta, Fox 5 Atlanta reported Friday. Page was arrested in Toledo and released on bond after appearing before a judge via video. He did not immediately return messages Saturday from Fox News. The Toledo FBI office opened an investigation last year after a cooperating witness submitted a fraud complaint against Page, whose real name is...

The FBI has arrested the founder of a Black Lives Matter group in Atlanta on fraud and money laundering charges. Sir Maejor Page, 32, was accused Friday of misappropriating $200,000 in donations he solicited through Facebook on behalf of Black Lives Matter of Greater Atlanta, Fox 5 Atlanta reported Friday. Page was arrested in Toledo and released on bond after appearing before a judge via video. He did not immediately return messages Saturday from Fox News. The Toledo FBI office opened an investigation last year after a cooperating witness submitted a fraud complaint against Page, whose real name is Tyree...

Law enforcement from multiple agencies arrested Tyree Conyers-Page, also known as Sir Maejor Page, during a raid on a home in Toledo on Friday morning. According to a press release sent out by the FBI, a complaint was filed with the FBI’s National Threat Operations Center in April alleging Page was fraudulently utilizing a Black Lives Matter non-profit organization by way of misrepresentations and by posing as a Black Lives Matter leader. Page has been federally charged with one count of wire fraud and two counts of money laundering. He will have an initial court appearance Friday afternoon. Page has...