Black Lives Matter (BLM) came under scrutiny earlier this year when it failed to file the appropriate paperwork associated with a non-profit organization.
BLM gained millions following the death of George Floyd in Minnesota, thanks to donors.
Co-founder, Patrisse Cullors, used BLM donations to give millions of dollars to family and friends for various reasons.
Now, an executive at Black Lives Matter Global Network Foundation (GNF), Shalomyah Bowers, is accused of stealing $10 million from the organization. GNF is an extension of the Black Lives Matter grassroots organization.
The Post Millennial reported:
The leader of the Black Lives Matter Global Network Foundation, Shalomyah Bowers, was accused of stealing over $10 million from the organization in a lawsuit filed Thursday by Black Lives Matter Grassroots. Black Lives Matter Global Network Foundation, the nonprofit parent organization of Black Lives Matter Grassroots, is responsible for the financial management of donations and money distribution to the operating BLM groups. The infighting between the official BLM groups stems from recent and more transparent scrutiny over corruption within the organization. The suit, filed by attorney Walter Mosley, places blame of the increased scrutiny, especially from the IRS, at the feet of Bowers and said his actions were “blazing a path of irreparable harm to BLM in less than eighteen months.” Bowers, who is one of three directors on the board of the Black Lives Matter Global Network Foundation, shot back with a joint statement that read, “They [Black Lives Matter Grassroots] would rather take the same steps of our white oppressors and utilize the criminal legal system which is propped up by white supremacy (the same system they say they want to dismantle) to solve movement disputes.”
