A leader of the ' Black Lives Matter ' movement in Oklahoma City was indicted by a federal grand jury in connection with an alleged $3.15 million embezzlement scheme , prosecutors announced on Thursday (December 11).

Tashella Sheri Amore Dickerson , 52, was indicted on 20 counts of wire fraud and five counts of money laundering earlier this month, according to court records obtained by the Associated Press . Dickerson has served as the executive director of Black Lives Matter OKC, which accepted charitable donations through its affiliation with the Alliance for Global Justice, since at least 2016 and the organization has raised more than $5.6 million since 2020, most of which was intended to be used to post bail for individuals arrested while protesting the killing of George Flo

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