Overview
- A federal grand jury returned the indictment on Dec. 3, later unsealed on Dec. 11, charging Tashella Sheri Amore Dickerson with 20 counts of wire fraud and five counts of money laundering.
- DOJ filings say BLM OKC raised more than $5.6 million beginning in 2020 through the Alliance for Global Justice as fiscal sponsor, which required spending to meet 501(c)(3) rules.
- From June 2020 to October 2025, the indictment alleges at least $3.15 million in returned bail checks were deposited into Dickerson’s personal accounts rather than organizational accounts.
- The filing details spending for trips to Jamaica and the Dominican Republic, tens of thousands in retail purchases, at least $50,000 in food deliveries, a personal vehicle, six Oklahoma City properties, and two allegedly false annual reports to the sponsor.
- Dickerson made an initial court appearance and was released on conditions, the FBI and IRS‑Criminal Investigation led the probe, and she faces significant statutory maximum penalties while remaining presumed innocent.