Monica Cannon Grant is the Boston activist who has been recently indicted for fraud. Here are the full details of the recent commotion!
Monica Cannon Grant and her husband Clark Grant are the founders of the local nonprofit, Violence in Boston.
Violence in Boston was founded in 2017 to reduce violence, raise social awareness, and aid community causes in Boston.
However, the founders of this nonprofit have been arrested and charged for defrauding the organization and its donors, the Massachusetts Department of Unemployment Assistance, and a mortgage lending business based in Chicago,
The public is enraged at the news as they feel betrayed by the Grant couple in the name of helping the community.
Who Is Monica Cannon Grant? Meet The Boston Activist Charged With Fraud Allegation
Monica Cannon Grant is the Boston activist who has been charged with fraud allegations.
The founder of Violence in Boston and her husband were charged with an 18-count indictment with two counts of wire fraud conspiracy, one count of conspiracy, 13 counts of wire fraud, and one count of making false statements to a mortgage lending business.
The indictment also charges Cannon-Grant with another one count of mail fraud. She was arrested on Tuesday morning; meanwhile, her lawyer, Robert Goldstein, has written that she fully cooperates with the police.
Prosecutors allege that the Grant couple used donations for their organization to pay for expenses such as hotel reservations, groceries, gas, car rentals, auto repairs, Uber rides, restaurants, nail salons, and personal travel.
The couple appeared in Boston federal court on Tuesday afternoon. Cannon-Grant was allowed to leave following the brief hearing, and an arraignment is scheduled for next week.
Meanwhile, an arraignment for her husband has not yet been set.
Monica Cannon Grant Husband And Married Life Explored
Monica Cannon Grant is together with her husband Clark Grant, and they enjoyed a happy married life until their indictment.
Cannon-Grant is the CEO of Violence in Boston, while Clark serves as the organization’s founding director.
Monica is 41 years old, while Clark is 38 at the moment. They both are from Taunton; thus, they have been together for most of their lives.
The couple has yet to share whether they are parents to any children or not. They founded Violence in Boston in 2017 and had gained notability during the “Black Lives Matter” movement.
Monica’s activism earned her numerous awards, such as The Boston Globe Magazine’s Bostonian of the Year award and a Boston Celtics Heroes Among Us award, both in 2020.