# Boston BLM Leader Indicted on Charges of Stealing from Charity Meant to Help Less Fortunate Kids

By Human Events · Published 2022-03-17 · News & Analysis › Faith & Family · https://humanevents.com/news/boston-blm-leader-indicted-on-charges-of-stealing-from-charity-meant-to-help-less-fortunate-kids

> A Black Lives Matter activist who received the title of “Bostonian of the Year” in 2020 was indicted for allegedly stealing funds from a charity for personal use. Monica Cannon-Grant and her husband Clark Grant allegedly conspired to use the charity Violence in Boston as a personal bank account, Just the News reports. The couple \[…\]

A Black Lives Matter activist who received the title of “Bostonian of the Year” in 2020 was indicted for allegedly stealing funds from a charity for personal use.

Monica Cannon-Grant and her husband Clark Grant allegedly conspired to use the charity Violence in Boston as a personal bank account, *Just the News* [reports](https://justthenews.com/accountability/boston-blm-leader-indicted-charges-stealing-her-charity-meant-help-poor-kids). The couple was indicted on charges of stealing donations that were supposed to go towards purchasing meals for poor children, helping at-risk young men and other ventures.

“With this larger influx of VIB funds, Cannon-Grant and Clark Grant began to help themselves to greater amounts from the VIB Bank Account,” prosecutors said. They argued that beginning in October 2020, Cannon-Grant began paying herself $2,788 a week from the charity funds.

The couple is facing a combined 13 counts of wire fraud, each of which carries a sentence of up to 20 years in prison. They were also charged with lying on a mortgage application.

Additionally, the couple is accused of illegally obtaining more than $100,000 in COVID-19 unemployment assistance.

As reported by the *[New York Post](https://nypost.com/2022/03/16/boston-blm-leader-husband-charged-with-fraud-conspiracy/)*, during that time, Cannon grant raked in more than $27,000 in consulting fees for assisting an unidentified media company with “diversity, equity and inclusion” training and later paid herself a $2,788 weekly salary from Violence in Boston. Her husband had a full-time job with a commuter services company, according to the indictment.

In March 2021, Cannon-Grant allegedly texted her husband, “Unemployment caught my a\*\*! Asked me to provide documents by June unless I’ll have to pay it all back.”

Cannon-Grant allegedly paid her rent with charity money and often made withdrawals from the charity’s bank account to avoid leaving a paper trail.