Oklahoma City BLM leader charged with wire fraud, money laundering in alleged $3.15M embezzlement scheme
The executive director of Black Lives Matter Oklahoma City (OKC) is now facing federal charges of wire fraud and money laundering after prosecutors say she redirected more than $3.15 million of returned bail checks into her personal accounts over five years. Tashella Sheri Amore Dickerson, 52, of Oklahoma City, is accused of moving money meant for the group’s bail fund and social‑justice programs into accounts she controlled from June 2020 to October 2025. According to the indictment, she used these funds for personal benefit—travel to Jamaica and the Dominican Republic, “tens of thousands of dollars in retail shopping,” more than $50,000 in food deliveries, a vehicle and six real‑estate properties.
A Department of Justice press release notes that BLM OKC raised more than $5.6 million since 2020, including large grants from the Community Justice Exchange, the Massachusetts Bail Fund and the Minnesota Freedom Fund. Most of that money flowed through the Alliance for Global Justice (AFGJ), the organization that sponsored BLM OKC and required that all donations be used for tax‑exempt purposes under Section 501(c)(3). AFGJ also barred real‑estate purchases without its approval and demanded full accounting of expenditures whenever requested.
Prosecutors argue that Dickerson instead deposited at least $3.15 million of the returned bail checks into her own accounts, bypassing BLM OKC’s bank, and that she filed two annual reports to AFGJ over interstate wires that omitted any disclosure of her personal use of the funds. Those reports claimed the organization’s money had been used exclusively for tax‑exempt purposes. Dickerson, who has served as executive director since at least 2016, had access to BLM OKC’s bank, PayPal and Cash App accounts, according to the indictment.
The alleged misconduct began at a time when national bail funds allowed BLM OKC to keep portions of returned bail money to build a revolving bail fund and support its mission. In 2022, a national BLM‑affiliated group was scrutinized after New York Magazine reported that it had bought a $6 million California property with donor money, sparking a broader debate about financial transparency among BLM‑associated organizations.
A federal grand jury returned a 25‑count indictment on December 3, charging Dickerson with 20 counts of wire fraud and five counts of money laundering. She faces up to 20 years in federal prison for each fraud count and up to 10 years for each laundering count, with potential fines of up to $250,000 per charge. These are allegations; Dickerson remains presumed innocent until proven otherwise. The investigation was conducted by the FBI’s Oklahoma City Field Office and the IRS Criminal Investigation unit. Fox News Digital has reached out to both Black Lives Matter OKC and the Alliance for Global Justice for comment.
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