FBI busts anti-police activist in Ohio for defrauding Black Lives Matters donors
Man bought house, clothes and food using charitable donations, FBI says.
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.