The Department of Justice has launched a federal investigation into whether top leaders of the Black Lives Matter Global Network Foundation (BLMGNF) defrauded donors who contributed more than $90 million during the nationwide racial justice protests of 2020, according to a new AP News report.

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The Department of Justice is reportedly investigating the national Black Lives Matter organization over allegations that the group’s leadership defrauded donors. Federal agents are probing the Black Lives Matter Global Network Foundation after years of financial scandals and infighting at the group. Officials have issued multiple subpoenas and carried out at least one search warrant against the foundation and other leftist groups in recent weeks, according to the Associated Press. The investigation began under former President Joe Biden, according to the AP. In a statement, the foundation denied that it is the subject of a “federal criminal investigation.” “We remain committed to full transparency, accountability, and the responsible stewardship of resources dedicated to building a better future for Black communities,” the foundation told the AP. The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Central District of California in Los Angeles is leading the investigation into the foundation, according to Fox News. Join us now during our exclusive Deal of the Decade. Get everything for $7 a month. Not as fans. As fighters. Go to DailyWire.com/Subscribe to join now. The Black Lives Matter foundation received a cascade of donations following the death of George Floyd, a chronic drug abuser and repeat criminal, during his arrest in Minneapolis in 2020. The foundation received an estimated $90 million in contributions following Floyd’s death, which kicked off nationwide protests and riots over alleged systemic racism within law enforcement that resulted in over $1 billion in damages. No criminal charges have been filed in the investigation into the foundation or related groups. The investigation itself is part of the Trump administration’s effort to probe potential illegal activity within leftist organizations and identify the financial interests behind violent riots spurred by political agendas, according to National Review. The Black Lives Matter Global Network Foundation has been rocked by allegations of scandal and the abuse of donor funds in recent years. In 2022, the national foundation hemorrhaged funds while paying out substantial paychecks to its former executive director Patrisse Cullors and a number of her family members and friends. Part of the $90 million trove the national foundation raised in the immediate aftermath of Floyd’s death went toward luxury homes in Los Angeles and Toronto together worth about $12 million. Another nearly $11 million was paid out for contracts, many of which went to companies run by Cullors’ family and friends. For instance, Cullors’ brother, a graffiti artist, received $1.6 million between two companies for providing “professional security services” for Black Lives Matter. The national group and its offshoots, particularly Black Lives Matter Grassroots, have suffered from infighting within the Black Lives Matter movement over millions of dollars-worth of donations that have seemed to go missing.

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If you're tired of censorship and dystopian threats against civil liberties, subscribe to Reclaim The Net. A retired police officer from rural Tennessee spent more than a month behind bars over a Facebook post that authorities said hinted at school violence, a charge now thrown out, but one that has raised new concerns about criminalizing speech online. Larry Bushart, 61, a longtime resident of Perry County and a familiar face in local Facebook debates, was arrested in late September after sharing a meme that officials said some interpreted as a threat. The post appeared in a community group following the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk. The meme that landed Bushart in trouble was not new. It featured an image of President Donald Trump and the words “We have to get over it,” referencing his comment after a school shooting in Perry, Iowa, last year. Beneath the image, and lacking the context, a caption read, “Donald Trump, on the Perry High School mass shooting, one day after.” Bushart had added only a brief remark: “This seems relevant today…” According to Perry County Sheriff Nick Weems, some residents saw the post and believed it referred to their own Perry County High School. Channel 5 News pressed Sheriff Nick Weems on the origins of the meme that led to Bushart’s arrest. The image, which referenced a school shooting in Perry, Iowa, had circulated widely online before Bushart shared it. “It says ‘Perry High School mass shooting one day after,’ ok? That led people to believe in our county that he’s talking about Perry County High School – because it doesn’t say ‘Iowa’ either,” Weems explained. When reporters pointed out that the meme was already known to be an existing post from the internet, Weems acknowledged, “Correct.” “So it’s clear that he’s not talking about Perry County High School,” the reporter pressed. “We knew,” the sheriff admitted. “The public did not know.” Weems said calls poured into his office, and when Bushart declined to delete the meme, he was charged with recklessly threatening mass violence, a felony that carried the potential for years in prison. Body camera footage captured the moment Bushart was taken into custody. “I’ve been in Facebook jail,” he told an officer with disbelief. “But I’m really in it now.” His bail was set at an extraordinary $2 million. For over four weeks, he remained locked up as local officials insisted that the post crossed a legal line. But on Wednesday, prosecutors abruptly dropped the case and secured his release. Court documents confirm the dismissal, though no explanation was given for why the charges were abandoned. If you're tired of censorship and dystopian threats against civil liberties, subscribe to Reclaim The Net. The post Tennessee Man Jailed Over Facebook Meme Has Charges Dropped After Outcry appeared first on Reclaim The Net.