Charity bosses are accused of stealing $6.5m to fund lavish trips, expensive vehicles and a private liquor store, lawsuit claims
By ELIOT FORCE, US NEWS REPORTER
Published: 01:56 EDT, 10 May 2026 | Updated: 02:14 EDT, 10 May 2026
The leaders of a defunct Minneapolis violence-prevention charity are being sued for allegedly stealing $6.5 million to fund lavish personal expenses.
Trahern Pollard and Jaclyn McGuigan, the former leaders of We Push For Peace, were named as defendants in a civil lawsuit filed by Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison on Friday.
We Push For Peace was founded by Pollard in the aftermath of the George Floyd protests and granted millions of dollars worth of contracts for community outreach and violence prevention.
But the lawsuit alleges that Pollard, who was the face of the nonprofit and frequently featured in the news, pocketed $6 million from those contracts to pay for trips to Las Vegas, luxury vehicles and shopping sprees at Harley Davidson.
https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-15805047/Minnesota-charity-Trahern-Pollard-stole-6-5m-liqor-vegas-cars-lawsuit.html
