A Black Lives Matter activist has been arrested by the FBI on federal charges of money laundering and wire fraud for allegedly using hundreds of thousands of dollars in donations to purchase luxury clothing, furniture and property.
Atlanta-based Sir Maejor Page, also known as Tyree Conyers-Page, was arrested on Friday morning in Toledo, Ohio, during a raid of an Old West End house that his organization, Hi-Frequency Ohio, owns.
The 32-year-old BLM activist was charged with two counts of money laundering and one count of wire fraud, according to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
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Page allegedly operated a Facebook page called “Black Lives Matter of Greater Atlanta,” a supposedly non-profit organization that accepted monetary donations from gullible liberals under the guise of using the money to fight against racial injustice.
Page claimed that his spending was “all movement related” and assured donors that “none of the funds have been used for personal items,” according to the FBI.
But Page’s liberal donors were being deceived.
Although Page represented the group as a nonprofit to Facebook, allowing it to accept donations through the social media platform, its nonprofit status was revoked in 2019 after failing to file tax documents for three consecutive years, according to The Western Journal.
Page claimed that all funds donated to the group would be used to support the Black Lives Matter movement, but he spent hundreds of thousands in donated money on personal expenses including tailored suits and property purchases, according to the affidavit.
Authorities claim that a bank account named “Black Lives Matter of Greater Atlanta, Inc.” was opened in 2018, and Page was the only signatory on the account.
Between April 2018 and May 2020, the bank account’s balance never exceeded $5,000, but donations started pouring in following the death of George Floyd in late May.
Officials say between June and August of this year, $467,342.18 in donations were transferred to the BLMGA bank account that Page controlled, as reported by WTOL-TV.
The FBI said Page used a debit card linked to the same bank account that was dedicated to Black Lives Matter of Greater Atlanta to make personal purchases.
Page reportedly used the donation money to buy food, entertainment, tailored suits, furniture, guns, and a home security system.
Since early August, Page’s Instagram and social media videos have featured an increased amount of new clothes, including posts about tailored suits, “nice cufflinks,” and “$150 ties.”
On Aug. 21, Page allegedly used the Black Lives Matter of Greater Atlanta bank account to purchase a residence and an adjacent vacant lot in Toledo for $112,000.
Records show that the home was purchased by an organization Hi Frequency, an organization for which Page was listed as the treasurer and general counsel.
Page seemingly attempted to hide his ownership of the property by stating in the non-disclosure agreement that the transaction was to be entered “by and between Hi Frequency Ohio via Sir Maejor Page” and the seller’s agent.
Authorities said Page spent over $200,000 on personal items with money from donations made to his Black Lives Matter organization, but the FBI did not find any purchases or expenditures tied to social activism or racial injustice.
Page was released after posting a $10,000 bond, according to The Blaze.
As part of his bond release, Page is not allowed to use Facebook.
He is also barred from conducting any fundraising or obtaining any new bank accounts or lines of credit without prior approval of Pretrial Services.
GoFundMe said the company had removed fundraising accounts associated with Page and the Black Lives Matter of Greater Atlanta organization.
Page has been banned from using the GoFundMe crowdfunding platform, and refunds are being offered to donors who request them.
“GoFundMe has taken action to ensure you can no longer start a GoFundMe for BLMGA. PayPal has also confirmed BLMGA has been removed from its database,” the statement read.
“Campaigns with misuse are very rare, and we take all complaints very seriously.
“Our team is working with law enforcement and assisting them in the investigation.”
An IMDB listing shows “Sir Maejor” was an actor in FX’s TV series “American Horror Story: Coven” as an “albino guard/henchman.”
Page has been active in protests against police brutality.
He was arrested multiple times on charges of impersonating a police officer, WAGA reported in August 2016.
Baxter Dmitry
Email: baxter@thepeoplesvoice.tv
The new clothes, suits and cufflinks do not help his odd looks.
He is indeed an unusual looking person, from the looks of his features he very much appears to have African and Irish ancestry. Such genetic combinations are much more common in England than the U.S.
Actually, he’s an albino Negro.
There are many albino Negroes in Africa, and in some African countries, their body parts are used for pagan rituals.
Your ignorance is showing.
Oh, silly me, you’re no doubt right.
I’m sure he’s fixin’ to slash his wrists over it……..
There’s a tip-off if ever I saw one.
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He bought that suit several sizes too small.
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stupid mf’r
When they non profit ,they mean legalised theft and no tax payable Robbing from the poor basically ,from every angle
Luuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuh…………Oooooooooooooooooooooooooooozer.