A Black Lives Matter fraudster who deceived donors out of thousands to support her own lavish lifestyle has been given a sentence of only 18 months in prison.
Monica Cannon-Grant and her husband, Clark Grant, faced federal charges in 2022 for 27 counts related to 18 fraud-related crimes through her nonprofit.
The 44-year-old scammer agreed to a plea bargain in exchange for a dismissal of nine counts related to mortgage fraud allegations.
She pleaded guilty on Monday to 18 counts of conspiracy to commit wire fraud, mail fraud, and tax violations.
The fraudster was handed the minimum sentence of 18 months after embezzling donations meant for charitable purposes for her luxury personal expenses.
Cannon-Grant’s husband was killed in a motorcycle crash in Easton, Massachusetts in March 2023.
The pair ran the nonprofit Violence in Boston Inc. starting in 2017, with the proclaimed goal of ‘enhancing the life quality and outcomes for individuals from marginalized communities.’
The nonprofit amassed over $1 million and secured almost $60,000 in pandemic relief funds to aid in providing meals to disadvantaged individuals, as reported by the Boston Globe.
Monica Cannon-Grant was federally charged alongside her husband, Clark Grant, in 2022 for 27 counts of 18 fraud-related crimes
She pleaded guilty on Monday to 18 counts of conspiracy to commit wire fraud, mail fraud, and tax violations
Instead, the money was spent on meals at Bubba Gump Shrimp Co., vacations, trips to a nail salon, a car and even rent on the family’s apartment.
They were also accused of concealing their earnings to unjustly obtain $12,600 in rental aid, around the period they were purchasing a new home.
Cannon-Grant was also accused of paying herself $2,788 a week from her charity starting in October 2020, contradicting public statements and her report to the IRS that she received no salary.
‘Unemployment caught my a**. Asked me to provide documents by June, unless I’ll have to pay it all back,’ she texted her husband on March 26, 2021, according to authorities.
The 2020 Bostonian of the year was was also accused of directing co-conspirators to apply for public and private grants for her charity and spending that money on living expenses.
Monica Cannon-Grant and her husband Clark Grant, he died in a motorcycle crash in Easton, Massachusetts in March 2023
The donations were spent on meals at Bubba Gump Shrimp Co., vacations, trips to a nail salon, a car and even rent on the family’s apartment
Cannon-Grant was also accused of paying herself $2,788 a week from her charity starting in October 2020 which contradicted her IRS that said she received no salary
A $10,400 grant from an unnamed department store meant to feed hungry children was actually laundered through a church to pay back rent, according to the police.
Assistant US Attorney Adam Deitch said prosecutors were prepared to prove these hefty allegations true.
Deitch said the nonprofit was awarded a $6,000 grant from the Suffolk district attorney’s office in 2019 after claiming it was used to send at-risk young men to a retreat in Philadelphia.
‘None of the funds were used to take young men from Roxbury on a trip to Philadelphia,’ Deitch said.
Prosecutors allege the con-artist couple used the money on a vacation to Maryland, fine-dining, groceries, and Walmart purchases.
The Daily Mail previously contacted Cannon-Grant for comment about the allegations but she responded with anger and f-bombs.
‘Respectfully F**k You!’ she wrote in an email.
‘You wasn’t reaching out or interested in my side of the story when I caught this case 4 1/2 years ago and you wasn’t reaching out when my deceased husband was murdered so yeah f**k you.’
Cannon-Grant admitted to the crimes by the prosecution on Monday. She is scheduled for sentencing on Jan 29.
