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FBI busts anti-police activist in Ohio for defrauding Black Lives Matters donors

Man bought house, clothes and food using charitable donations, FBI says.

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FBI seal in DC headquarters in 2007
FBI seal in DC headquarters in 2007
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Updated: September 25, 2020 - 11:52pm

The FBI has arrested a high-profile anti-police activist from Toledo, Ohio, alleging he set up a suspect Black Lives Matters charity and used donations for personal uses such as buying a house and clothes.

Sir Maejor Page, 33, who previously went by the name Tyree Conyers-Page, was charged Friday in U.S. District Court with one count of wire fraud and two counts of money laundering. 

U.S. Magistrate Judge James R. Knepp released Page on a $10,000 unsecured bond, provided he stop raising money, including on Facebook.

The FBI complaint said a cooperating witness with the FBI’s National Threat Operations Center in April, 2019 claimed Page was fraudulently utilizing a Black Lives Matter nonprofit organization to raise money.

Page used a debit card linked to the bank account for personal purchases like food, dining, entertainment, furniture, a home security system, tailored suits, and a $112,000 home.

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