Overview
- Prosecutors in the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Central District of California are leading the investigation into the foundation’s post-George Floyd fundraising, which exceeded $90 million.
- Federal investigators have issued subpoenas and executed at least one search warrant in recent weeks, according to reporting.
- The inquiry began during the Biden administration and has received renewed attention under President Trump, the Associated Press reported.
- The Black Lives Matter Global Network Foundation says it is not a target of any federal criminal investigation.
- No criminal charges have been filed and the scope remains unclear; a judge recently disqualified U.S. Attorney Bill Essayli from several cases, with no stated effect on this matter.