The FBI arrested the founder of a Black Lives Matter Group in Atlanta on fraud and money laundering charges.
Sir Maejor Page, 32, allegedly misappropriated $200,000 meant for the BLM movement after he solicited donations via Facebook, Fox News reports.
Page was apprehended and taken into custody in Toledo but has since been released on bond after he appeared in court via video.
FBI agent Matthew Desorbo said an investigation was launched by Toledo’s local FBI in 2019 when a cooperating witness accused Page, whose real name is Tyree Conyers-Page, of fraud. Authorities discovered Page founded BLM of Greater Atlanta in 2016; that year alone, he collected over $466,000 in donations for June, July, and August.
“In sum, Page has spent over $200,000 on personal items generated from donations received through BLMGA Facebook page with no identifiable purchase or expenditure for social or racial justice,” Desorbo said.
Page told people the money would be used “for George Floyd” but instead went towards his own personal greed; food, dining, entertainment, clothing, furniture, a home security system, tailored suits, and accessories, Fox News reports.
He also thought he could get away with buying a $112,000 house in Toledo, Ohio, last month.
BLM of Greater Atlanta was no longer allowed to ask for donations because it lost its tax-exempt status as a charity last year when it failed to submit its IRS 990 tax returns, which would have listed donations and its expenditures.
Page made many appearances at BLM marches and became a familiar face by 2016, the news outlet said. He was also a part of the group who met with Kasim Reed, who was the Atlanta mayor at the time, to demand reform on police training and tactics.
However, he was also arrested on several occasions for acting as a police officer.
Prior to forming BLM Greater Atlanta, Page was a part of the BLM of Atlanta movement but parted ways with the branch.
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