BLM Activist Put Behind Bars For FraudDana Abizaid
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November 01, 2023 12:05 PM ET
A BLM organizer in England has been jailed for using fundraising donations to fuel her expensive lifestyle, the BBC reported Tuesday.
Xahra Saleem, 23, a former director of Changing Your Mindset, was one of the organizers of a June 2020 protest in Bristol held in response to the death of George Floyd, according to the BBC. Saleem became well-known after that protest ended with the toppling of the statue of slave trader Edward Colston being pulled down and tossed into Bristol Harbor, according to BBC.
In the run-up to the protest, Saleem created a fundraising page to buy personal protective equipment (PPE) to comply with regulations established during the Covid-19 pandemic, the BBC reported.
Saleem pleaded guilty to transferring more than £32,000 of the fundraising money to her personal bank account and spending it between June 2020 and September 2021, the BBC reported.
More than 2,500 payments were made from the account in a “constant leakage over a significant period of time,” Judge Michael Longman said. Saleem spent the money on living expenses, a new iPhone, hair and beauty appointments, clothing, Amazon orders, takeaways and taxis, according to BBC.
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