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Boston activist Monica Cannon-Grant pleads guilty to 18 charges in fraud scheme
['Marc Fortier', 'Kaitlin Mckinley Becker', 'Asher Klein']
Local – NBC Boston
Longtime Boston community activist Monica Cannon-Grant pleaded guilty Monday to 18 of the 27 counts in a scheme that federal prosecutors said involved her and her late husband pocketing thousands of dollars in donations to their nonprofit.
Cannon-Grant admitted to wire fraud, wire fraud conspiracy, mail fraud, filing false tax returns and failing to file tax returns, prosecutors said.
Federal prosecutors said the total amount of fraudulent unemployment assistance received by the Grants and their co-conspirators was approximately $145,269.
Violence in Boston was created to raise money to reduce violence, raise social awareness and support community, but founder Monica Cannon-Grant has now been indicted on fraud charges.
Violence in Boston was founded in 2017 with the goal of reducing violence, raising social awareness and aiding community causes in Boston.
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