Monica Cannon-Grant is a Boston-based Black Lives Matter activist who has pleaded guilty to scamming more than $100,000 in Covid funds and other resources in order to fund her lavish lifestyle.
Yesterday, she was sentenced to six months of home confinement followed by four years of probation. No jail time.
Apparently, some people are actually above the law.
Just a few years ago, Cannon-Grant was celebrated by liberal media outlets in Massachusetts as the ‘Bostonian of the Year.’
FOX News reports:
Social justice advocate once named Bostonian of the Year sentenced in fraud caseA well-known community and social justice activist who founded a Boston nonprofit to reduce violence and who was once was lauded as Bostonian of the Year avoided jail time in a federal fraud case, the Justice Department said Thursday.Monica Cannon-Grant, 44, pleaded guilty in September 2025 to 18 of 27 counts, including wire fraud, mail fraud and failing to file tax returns related to a scheme in which Cannon-Grant and her late husband, Clark Grant, pocketed thousands of dollars in donations to their nonprofit.She was sentenced Thursday to four years probation. She was also ordered to pay $106,003 in restitution. Federal prosecutors recommended U.S. District Court Judge Angel Kelley sentence Cannon-Grant to 18 months in prison.”Ms. Cannon-Grant’s actions were crimes of greed and opportunity,” said Nicolas Bucciarelli, acting inspector in charge of the U.S. Postal Inspection Service’s Boston Division.Cannon-Grant and her husband were accused of diverting COVID-relief and rental assistance funds from their Violence in Boston nonprofit for personal expenses and collecting about $100,000 in illegal unemployment benefits, among other charges.
CBS News in Boston devoted a whopping 21 seconds to the news of her sentence in this video:
The United States Attorney’s Office in Massachusetts took a victory lap over the ridiculous terms of the sentence with this press release:
Former Bostonian of the Year Sentenced for FraudThe founder and former Chief Executive Officer of a Boston-based nonprofit was sentenced today in federal court in Boston for using thousands of dollars in donations to Violence in Boston (VIB) to pay for personal expenses; defrauding the City of Boston out of COVID-19 relief funds and rental assistance money; defrauding the Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office out of Community Reinvestment Grant funds; filing false tax returns; and failing to file tax returns for two years.Monica Cannon-Grant, 44, of Taunton, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Angel Kelley to four years’ probation, with six months of home detention and 100 hours of community service. She was also ordered to pay restitution of $106,003 as well as forfeiture in an amount to be decided at a later date. The government recommended a sentence of 18 months in prison…“Ms. Cannon-Grant’s actions were crimes of greed and opportunity but will not go unpunished thanks to the law enforcement community, who have dedicated their mission to uncovering and putting an end to such devious schemes. This case illustrates that anyone who defrauds state programs and exploits their position in the community, will be held accountable for their actions.
Yeah, you guys sure showed her.
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