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Oklahoma City BLM Director Indicted on 25 Counts in Alleged $3.15 Million Bail-Fund Scheme

Prosecutors say she funneled at least $3.15 million in returned bail checks into personal accounts over five years.

FILE - The Rev. T. Sheri Dickerson, a co-founder of Black Lives Matter in Oklahoma City, speaks during a rally outside the Stillwater Police Department in Stillwater, Okla., June 3, 2020, to protest the death of George Floyd, a black man who died after being restrained by Minneapolis police officers on May 25. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki, File)
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Overview

  • A federal grand jury returned the indictment on Dec. 3, and it was unsealed Thursday as she made an initial court appearance and was released on conditions.
  • The charges include 20 counts of wire fraud and five counts of money laundering tied to conduct alleged from June 2020 through October 2025.
  • The indictment alleges spending on trips to Jamaica and the Dominican Republic, tens of thousands in retail purchases, more than $50,000 in food deliveries, a vehicle, and six Oklahoma City properties.
  • BLM OKC raised more than $5.6 million beginning in 2020 through the Alliance for Global Justice as fiscal sponsor, with grant rules requiring tax-exempt use and limiting real-estate purchases.
  • FBI Oklahoma City and IRS–Criminal Investigation led the probe, the case is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorneys Matt Dillon and Jessica L. Perry, and the statutory maximums are up to 20 years per wire-fraud count and 10 years per money-laundering count.