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Feds probe BLM activist for allegedly pilfering funds from charity

By Andrew Kerr
Published March 9, 2022 10:15am ET
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Feds probe BLM activist for allegedly pilfering funds from charity
Monica Cannon-Grant speaks during a Black Lives Matter rally in front of Boston Police Headquarters on Sept. 22, 2020, in Boston, Massachusetts. | (Staff photo by Matt Stone/ MediaNews Group/Boston Herald)
Black Lives Matter Rally
Monica Cannon-Grant speaks during a Black Lives Matter rally in front of Boston Police Headquarters on Sept. 22, 2020, in Boston, Massachusetts.


A prominent Boston-based Black Lives Matter activist with ties to current and former members of Congress faces a federal investigation after allegedly pilfering funds from her multimillion-dollar charity.

Monica Cannon-Grant, the founder and CEO of the charity group Violence in Boston, rose to prominence in the Boston BLM community after George Floyd’s murder in May 2020. Something of a powerbroker in Boston Democratic politics, she reportedly established a close working relationship with Democratic Rep. Ayanna Pressley and Boston Mayor Michelle Wu when the two served on the Boston City Council. Former Massachusetts Rep. Joe Kennedy III hailed Cannon-Grant’s endorsement of his failed 2020 Senate campaign.

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