Leaders of Protest Bail Fund Arrested on Charges of Charity Fraud
- Three activists who run the Atlanta Solidarity Fund providing bail for anti-police protesters were arrested at their home covered in anti-police graffiti.
- Adele MacLean, Marlon Scott Kautz, and Savannah Patterson were charged with money laundering and charity fraud in connection with the Atlanta Solidarity Fund.
- The fund has provided bail and legal help for over 40 protesters arrested and charged with domestic terrorism during recent protests against a planned police training center.
- While granted bond, the activists face prosecution by the Georgia Attorney General's office which alleges they hold extremist anti-government views and used some funds for violence.
- The planned "Cop City" police training center has drawn criticism from local groups and national activists concerned it will increase police militarization and environmental damage.