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BLM Oklahoma City Director Indicted on 25 Counts in Alleged $3.15 Million Diversion

Prosecutors allege returned bail money routed through a fiscal sponsor was diverted into personal accounts following an FBI and IRS probe.

FILE - The Rev. T. Sheri Dickerson, a co-founder of Black Lives Matter in Oklahoma City, speaks during a rally outside the Stillwater Police Department in Stillwater, Okla., June 3, 2020, to protest the death of George Floyd, a black man who died after being restrained by Minneapolis police officers on May 25. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki, File)
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Overview

  • An indictment unsealed Dec. 11 charges Tashella Sheri Amore Dickerson, 52, with 20 counts of wire fraud and five counts of money laundering, according to the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Oklahoma.
  • DOJ alleges she deposited at least $3.15 million in returned bail checks into personal accounts from June 2020 to October 2025 and spent funds on trips to Jamaica and the Dominican Republic, retail purchases, over $50,000 in food deliveries, a vehicle, and six Oklahoma City properties.
  • Prosecutors say BLMOKC raised more than $5.6 million beginning in 2020, with most funds routed through the Alliance for Global Justice as fiscal sponsor under 501(c)(3) restrictions and supported by national bail funds.
  • The investigation was conducted by the FBI Oklahoma City Field Office and IRS–Criminal Investigation, and if convicted she faces up to 20 years per wire fraud count and up to 10 years per money laundering count, plus potential fines.
  • Dickerson made an initial court appearance on Dec. 11 and was released on conditions, later posting a video saying she was safe and not in custody, and she is presumed innocent.