Atlanta Activist Spent $200G In Black Lives Matter Donations On House, Personal Expenses

[Sugar Cookie]

The FBI has arrested the founder of a Black Lives Matter group in Atlanta on fraud and money laundering charges.

Sir Maejor Page, 32, was accused Friday of misappropriating $200,000 in donations he solicited through Facebook on behalf of Black Lives Matter of Greater Atlanta, Fox 5 Atlanta reported Friday.

Page was arrested in Toledo and released on bond after appearing before a judge via video.

The Toledo FBI office opened an investigation last year after a cooperating witness submitted a fraud complaint against Page, whose real name is Tyree Conyers-Page, FBI agent Matthew Desorbo said in the complaint.

Page founded Black Lives Matter of Greater Atlanta in 2016 and this year took in more than $466,000 in donations in June, July and August, Desorbo said.

"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," he said.

The FBI in Toledo said Page pledged to use those donations "for George Floyd" but instead used the money make purchases related to food, dining, entertainment, clothing, furniture, a home security system, tailored suits and accessories.

According to the bureau, Page also used $112,000 of the donated money to purchase a house for himself in Toledo, Ohio. The transaction took place last month.

Black Lives Matter of Greater Atlanta could not solicit donations after losing its tax-exempt status as a charity in 2019 for failing to submit to the IRS 990 tax returns listing donations and expenditures.

Atlanta activist spent $200G in Black Lives Matter donations on house, personal expenses: FBI

The FBI has arrested the founder of a Black Lives Matter group in Atlanta on fraud and money laundering charges.

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Page had been arrested several times for impersonating a police officer

 

[Keepalowprofile]

501c3 a scam a minute.
There was plenty of money there. He just needed to do his bookwork.
Sloppy and lazy.

 

[knockout]

Proof all the money donated to BLM doesn’t directly go to the DNC

 

[Dr_Schecter]

I mean does this really surprise anyone?

 

[Sejanus]

Well he was trying to improve his Black Life.
To him that was all that Mattered.

Freaky looking albino crumb bum.

 

[Totemic]

Does this prove that Gingers have no soul?

 

[JackBurton]

Black albinos are quite possibly THE most unfortunate looking people on the planet

Enough has come out for anyone with a brain to recognize that BLM is potentially NOT the most upstanding organization. There are elements that truly are out to enact positive change, but there clearly is a criminal and/or extremist element in various parts of the country as well. BLM means different things to different people essentially.

The folks who donated shouldnt get their money back. They deserve to have thrown it into the trash. THey shoulda known it likely wasnt going to be used properly.

 

[Sugar Cookie]

Page was ordered released pending his trial on a $10,000 unsecured bond. In addition to the bond, Page agreed to a series of restrictions, including an order not to use Facebook, engage in fundraising activities, or to open any bank account or line of credit -- without written permission from the court -- for the duration of the proceedings.

The largest purchase listed in the complaint was the home in the 2000 block of Glenwood that was raided on Friday, as well as an adjacent lot, totaling $112,000. That home was purchased in the name of Hi Frequency Ohio, an organization for which Page served as treasurer and general counsel, and which the complaint alleges Page used as cover for the purchase of that property. Page has reportedly listed the address as his personal residence on public documents, including on application forms for the purchase of a pistol and two rifles. According to the documents, Page paid for the firearms using a personal bank account into which he had transferred funds from the BLMGA account.

Sir Maejor Page released pending trial on federal wire fraud, money laundering charges

Page is accused of misusing donations sent to his Black Lives Matter of Greater Atlanta organization for personal use.

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GoFundMe will refund money donated to Black Lives Matter Greater Atlanta after founder’s arrest

GoFundMe announced in a statement Saturday night that anyone who donated to the Black Lives Matter Greater Atlanta campaign can request a refund after federal charges were brought against the group’s leader.

GoFundMe announced it has removed the fundraisers associated with the BLMGA organization and banned Page from using the platform for any future campaigns. GoFundMe has also ensured that no one can start a new GoFundMe for BLMGA. They’ve also removed the organization from partner site PayPal.


A news release said the following:

“Numerous videos and livestream videos were posted to Page’s personal social media pages showing himself in what appeared to be newly purchased clothing, hotel rooms, and office space in Atlanta. Several audio statements are made by Page in the videos boasting about the money he has, his tailored suits, his nice cufflinks and ‘$150 ties’ and boasting about ‘my room way up at the top….at the top top...they put the bottom feeders on these floors…”

GoFundMe will refund money donated to Black Lives Matter Greater Atlanta after founder’s arrest

The FBI says Sir Maejor Page, also known as Tyree Conyers-Page, created the Black Lives Matter Greater Atlanta Facebook page representing the group and solicited donations through GoFundMe.

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Just ugly inside and out.

 

[roadsidehorror]

Ugly inside and out.....Right on Miss Cookie.

 

[Sevens My Charm]

@rottenBANANAReRe these are the things I was discussing with you in the other post.. a new one of these situations it seems every other day..

 

[Sugar Cookie]

An Ohio jury convicted a disgraced 35-year-old Black Lives Matter activist of wire fraud and money laundering crimes connected to his false promises to Black Lives Matter of Greater Atlanta (BLMGA) donors on Facebook that the funds would be used to “fight for” George Floyd.

Sir Maejor Page, aka Tyree Conyers-Page, was convicted of each of the four charges he faced, a federal jury verdict sheet obtained by Law&Crime shows. Those offenses included wire fraud, two counts of money laundering, and concealment of money laundering.

The criminal complaint alleged in detail, Page spent wildly on himself while donors of more than $450,000 had no idea — since Facebook still listed BLMGA as a nonprofit — that his group’s “tax-exempt status as a charity” had been revoked by the IRS in May 2019.

The complaint said that Page used the donations to fund anything from tailored suits, a doorbell camera, or furniture store and Walmart shopping sprees. But the purchase of a home in Ohio through a wire transfer of BLMGA funds was the “largest” identified offense:

PAGE spent the largest sum of this donation money on the purchase of a personal residence located in Toledo, Ohio. On August 27, 2020, the FBI queried the Lucas County Auditor’s Office website which showed Hi-Frequency Ohio (HFO) purchased a property located on Glenwood Avenue, Toledo, Ohio and a vacant lot directly behind it located on Maplewood Avenue, Toledo, Ohio. The total purchase price for both properties was approximately $112,000. The closing statement for the property purchase showed a balance due from HFO of $108,499.83. This balance was paid by a single wire transfer from the BLMGA bank account on August 21, 2020 to Greater Metropolitan Title.

Investigators said that while BLMGA’s tax-exempt status lapsed because Page did not file the necessary paperwork three years in a row, the group was also administratively dissolved by the state of Georgia in Aug. 2019. Even so, Page falsely represented to online donors that BLMGA was still a recognized nonprofit — and he said nothing to Facebook about the status change either, prosecutors said.

Federal jury convicts disgraced BLM activist of fraudulently profiting from George Floyd murder

A jury convicted a disgraced Black Lives Matter activist of fraud for falsely promising donors on Facebook that funds would be used to "fight for" George Floyd.

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