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DOJ Probes Black Lives Matter Foundation in Donor Fraud Inquiry

Led by the Los Angeles U.S. attorney’s office, the probe has reached the subpoena stage, with at least one search warrant executed.

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FILE - A man carries a Black Lives Matter flag in Lafayette Square outside the White House on the fourth night of the Republican National Convention, Aug. 27, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)
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Overview

  • Federal investigators are examining whether the Black Lives Matter Global Network Foundation and related Black-led groups defrauded donors who gave tens of millions of dollars in 2020, according to people familiar with the matter.
  • The investigation is being run out of the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Central District of California in Los Angeles.
  • Sources say the inquiry began during the Biden administration and has drawn renewed attention under the Trump administration.
  • No criminal charges have been filed, the Justice Department declined to comment, and the foundation says it is not a target of a federal criminal investigation.
  • The foundation disclosed raising more than $90 million in 2020, reported $28 million in assets as of June 2024, and previously faced scrutiny over a roughly $6 million Los Angeles property purchase.