Oklahoma City Black Lives Matter Executive Director Tashella Sheri Amore Dickerson is facing 20 wire fraud charges and five counts of money laundering, accused of using millions in donated funds for personal expenses.
Dickerson, who became head of Black Lives Matter OKC (BLMOCK) in 2016, reportedly raised more than $5.6 million since 2020 for what contributors believed to be a nationwide bail fund. Additional financial support for the fund allegedly came from the Community Justice Exchange, the Massachusetts Bail Fund, and the Minnesota Freedom Fund.
According to the indictment, between June 2020 and October 2025, Dickerson is said to have diverted at least $3.15 million from bail fund donations and grants to bankroll her lifestyle. Prosecutors claim she used the money on luxury shopping, around $50,000 in food and grocery delivery, trips to Jamaica and the Dominican Republic, a personal vehicle, and six Oklahoma City properties placed under her own name.
The filing also states that Dickerson allegedly used interstate wire communications to submit falsified reports to the Alliance for Global Justice — BLMOCK’s fiscal sponsor — which requires groups under its umbrella to comply with 501(c)(3) nonprofit rules. Prosecutors say she failed to disclose her personal use of the funds.
National Review reports that if she is convicted, Dickerson could receive up to 20 years in federal prison and a $250,000 fine for each wire fraud count. Each money laundering charge carries a possible ten-year sentence and a fine of up to $250,000, or double the value of the illegally obtained assets.
A massive influx of donations to Black Lives Matter groups and allied racial justice organizations followed the 2020 murder of George Floyd, leaving many leaders with large sums and minimal oversight. Tax records from 2020 to 2022 indicate that only about one-third of the organization’s $90 million in revenue went toward charitable programs.
Patrisse Cullors, who led the Black Lives Matter Global Network Foundation — the movement’s main organization — directed millions toward professional contracts for relatives and associates and purchased several high-value homes. Cullors stepped down in 2021 amid criticism from various BLM chapters, though she was not charged and has maintained she did nothing improper.
Separately, BLM activist Monica Cannon-Grant pled guilty in September to multiple wire fraud charges after diverting $185,000 meant for her nonprofit, Violence in Boston, to cover personal expenses including rent, shopping trips, hotel stays, car rentals, vehicle repairs, food delivery, and a vacation in Maryland.