An anti-police activist accused of using charity funds for his own purposes is facing serious legal trouble.
The District of Columbia Attorney General's Office is suing an individual identified as Raheem AI Executive Director Brandon Anderson, Fox News reported Tuesday:
Attorney General Brian L. Schwalb's office said in a statement Monday. be familiar with The charges against the man point to charges against Raheem AI and its founder Anderson.
Anderson misappropriated $75,000 of nonprofit funds for personal use. Since 2021, Mr. Anderson has repeatedly used Raheem AI funds for personal purposes. They spent more than $40,000 on luxury vacation rental services that allow members to stay in luxury mansions and penthouse apartments, and more than $10,000 on hotels and Airbnb for personal travel, including a resort in Cancun. , $10,000 for a designer clothing brand and $5,000 for emergency veterinary services. None of these costs furthered Raheem AI's stated non-profit objectives.
The office also alleges that “Raheem AI failed to properly oversee the organization's finances,'' “Anderson and Raheem AI failed to pay salaries to district employees,'' and “Anderson and Raheem AI failed to properly oversee the organization's finances.'' and enforced illegal non-compete clauses.”
Raheem AI is a nonprofit organization dedicated to improving transparency and accountability in law enforcement, according to the attorney general's office.
The announcement continued as follows:
As a result of this lawsuit, OAG will dissolve Raheem AI as a district nonprofit corporation, recover and redirect any misappropriated funds to appropriate charitable purposes, and permanently bar Mr. Anderson from serving as an officer or director of a district nonprofit corporation. and seeks a court order awarding Raheem AI's representatives. She oversees the wages and damages owed and penalizes the district for each violation of the WCPL.
Anderson reportedly denies misusing the funds, according to the Fox article.
Schwalb said in a social media post Tuesday. suspect “Raheem AI and its directors violated nearly every conceivable tenet of nonprofit governance by not paying employees and using donors to fund lavish vacations and shopping. .”
“We are taking action to recover the misused funds and prevent future misuse,” he added.
of case teeth District of Columbia vs. AndersonUnited States Superior Court of the District of Columbia.
