Overview

• She entered the guilty plea Monday in Boston federal court under a deal that drops mortgage-related charges.
• The counts include 10 wire fraud, three wire fraud conspiracy, one mail fraud, two filing false tax returns, and two failure to file tax returns.
• Sentencing is scheduled for Jan. 29, 2026, canceling a trial that had been set to start next month.
• Federal filings say Violence in Boston raised over $1 million and received nearly $60,000 in pandemic relief that was spent on personal expenses, with additional schemes involving unemployment and rental-assistance funds.
• U.S. District Judge Angel Kelley required her in-person appearance for the plea hearing, and U.S. Attorney Leah Foley said Cannon-Grant scammed public programs and donors.