Monica Cannon-Grant, a Boston community activist, will be sentenced in January after officially pleading guilty to federal charges on Monday.

Prosecutors say Cannon-Grant took thousands of dollars in donations earmarked for her anti-violence non-profit organization "Violence in Boston," but spent it on herself.

They say she used the money on everything from vacations to rent payments.

Cannon-Grant was the founder and CEO of Violence in Boston.

The 44-year-old Taunton woman pleaded guilty to three counts of wire fraud conspiracy, 10 counts of wire fraud, one count of mail fraud, and two counts each of filing false tax returns and failing to file tax returns.

"Monica Cannon-Grant repeatedly scammed multiple public financial programs and stole money donated by members of the publ

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