A Black Lives Matter (BLM) leader from Toledo, Ohio has been convicted of fraud charges after he was caught stealing donation money to fund his lavish lifestyle.
The BLM “activist,” Sir Maejor Page, was found guilty of wire fraud and three counts of money laundering.
Page, who is also known as Tyree Conyers-Page, was convicted by a jury after a six-day trial this week.
He was stealing money that was donated money to his BLM organization and using it for personal gain, according to the Northern District of Ohio U.S. Attorney’s Office.
Court documents and testimony cited by the U.S. Attorney’s Office report that 35-year-old Page created a 501(c)(3) Facebook page called Black Lives Matter of Greater Atlanta (BLMGA).
He later used it to defraud donors out of more than $450,000 after BLMGA’s tax-exempt status as a charity with the IRS was revoked.
Page created the Facebook page in 2016 and registered it as a domestic non-profit with the Georgia Secretary of State Corporations Division.
Facebook recognized BLMGA as a valid non-profit organization.
The Facebook page allowed users to make donations directly to BLMGA via the social media site.
In 2017, the IRS approved Page’s request granting BLMGA tax-exempt status under