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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.
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