The founder of a Black Lives Matter group in Atlanta has been charged with misappropriating donations solicited through Facebook on behalf of the social justice cause.
32 year oldĀ Sir Maejor Page has been arrested by the FBI on fraud and money laundering chargesĀ after he used $200,000 in BLM donations on “food, dining, entertainment, clothing, furniture, a home security system, tailored suitsĀ and accessories,”Ā according toĀ Fox News.
He was arrested in Toledo after the Toledo FBI office opened an investigation last year on a tip they received from a cooperating witness. Page founded Black Lives Matter of Greater Atlanta in 2016 and had taken in more than $466,000 in total donations in June, July and August alone.
FBI agent Matthew Desorbo saidĀ in the agency’s complaint against Page:Ā “In sum, PageĀ has spent over $200,000 on personal items generated fromĀ donations received through BLMGA Facebook page with no identifiable purchase or expenditure for social or racial justice.”
Page took in the donations “for George Floyd” according to his Facebook page. Instead the money was diverted to things like a home security system (ironic, given the looting and riots), dining and clothing. He also used $112,000 of the money to purchase a house for himself in Toledo, Ohio.
BLM of Greater Atlanta lost its tax exempt status in 2019 for failing to submit its IRS 990 tax returns. Despite this, Page had become a “familiar face” at BLM marches in Atlanta.Ā He was even part of a group that ultimately met with former Atlanta mayor Kasim Reed to demand changes in policing.Ā
What are you going to tell us next, that throwing a brick through the window of an Old Navy and stealing T-Shirts isn’t a path to racial justice either?
