A senior leader tied to the Black Lives Matter movement is now facing serious federal charges after prosecutors say she turned a social justice organization into her personal piggy bank.
Federal authorities announced this week that Tashella Sheri Amore Dickerson, a longtime executive with Black Lives Matter Oklahoma City, has been hit with a sweeping 25-count federal indictment that includes wire fraud and money laundering.
The charges were handed down by a federal grand jury in Oklahoma City, according to U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Oklahoma Robert J. Troester, who detailed the allegations in a public press release.
Dickerson has served as Executive Director of Black Lives Matter OKC since at least 2016. In that role, she allegedly had direct access to the group’s bank accounts, PayPal accounts, and Cash App accounts, giving her near total control over incoming donations.
While Black Lives Matter OKC was not registered as a tax-exempt nonprofit under Section 501(c)(3), the group still accepted charitable donations through a fiscal sponsorship arrangement with the Arizona-based Alliance for Global Justice, also known as AFGJ.
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