A Black Lives Matter activist in North Dakota has accepted a plea deal after being accused, along with her husband, of misusing nonprofit funds and passing them along to businesses owned by family members, Fargo-based InForum reported this week.
Faith Shields-Dixon, founder of the Faith4Hope Scholarship Fund, has agreed to plead guilty to three of five felony theft charges under an Oct. 1 plea deal, the outlet reported. The agreement comes amid years of scrutiny over alleged financial mismanagement by BLM leaders following large infusions of funding.
Prosecutors allege Shields-Dixon accepted $350,000 in grant money for the Faith4Hope Scholarship Fund — intended to support low-income families — and funneled $124,000 to businesses tied to her relatives.
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