{"id":2373226,"date":"2024-11-25T12:33:03","date_gmt":"2024-11-25T17:33:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/antipolice-activist-sued-for-allegedly-siphoning-75000-to-spend-on-mansions-and-travel-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-11-25T12:37:06","modified_gmt":"2024-11-25T17:37:06","slug":"antipolice-activist-sued-for-allegedly-siphoning-75000-to-spend-on-mansions-and-travel-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/antipolice-activist-sued-for-allegedly-siphoning-75000-to-spend-on-mansions-and-travel-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Antipolice activist sued for allegedly siphoning $75,000 to spend on mansions and travel &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">32<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fantipolice-activist-sued-for-allegedly-siphoning-75000-to-spend-on-mansions-and-travel-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2373226&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The Washington\u2062 D.C. Attorney General, Brian Schwalb, is suing Brandon Anderson, an antipolice activist, for allegedly misappropriating \u2062$75,000 from his nonprofit organization, Raheem AI.\u2064 Founded in 2017 to address police\u200d accountability and support community crisis responders, the organization has been accused of not monitoring Anderson&#8217;s expenditures, which included lavish vacations, designer clothing, and luxury accommodations. Schwalb&#8217;s lawsuit claims that \u2062Anderson diverted funds meant \u200bfor <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/graphic-image-warning-ukraine-accuses-russia-of-war-crimes-over-alleged-kindergarten-bombing\/\" title=\"Graphic Image Warning: Ukraine Accuses Russia of War Crimes over Alleged Kindergarten Bombing\">charitable purposes<\/a> to\u200d finance personal indulgences\u2063 while also failing to \u2063pay employees \u200btheir due wages. Raheem AI\u200d has raised over $4.3 million from progressive\u200b donors. \u2064The case underscores the need for proper oversight in nonprofit governance and accountability for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/exclusive-audio-think-tanks-star-lawsuit-witness-admits-to-tommy-robinson-that-they-bribed-him-for-testimony-against-us-congressional-staffer\/\" title=\"EXCLUSIVE AUDIO: Think Tank\u2019s Star Lawsuit Witness Admits to Tommy Robinson That They Bribed Him For Testimony Against US Congressional Staffer\">misused funds<\/a>.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Antipolice activist sued for allegedly siphoning $75,000 to spend on mansions and travel<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1003133\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/washington-dc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Washington, D.C<\/a>., <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-ag-barr-authorizes-federal-prosecutors-to-pursue-substantial-allegations-of-voting-irregularities-before-2020-election-is-certified\/\" title=\"BREAKING: AG Barr Authorizes Federal Prosecutors to Pursue &quot;Substantial Allegations&quot; of Voting Irregularities Before 2020 Election is Certified\">attorney general<\/a> is suing an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/black-lives-matter\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">antipolice <\/a>activist and his nonprofit organization for allegedly <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/corruption\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">siphoning<\/a> off $75,000 from his charity for personal use.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Brandon Anderson, founder of Raheem AI, an antipolice brutality charity, has been charged with diverting tens of thousands of dollars in donations from his organization to cover lavish vacations, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/aoc-roasted-after-tweeting-photos-of-squalid-conditions-her-grandma-lives-in-you-need-to-help-her\/\" title=\"AOC Roasted After Tweeting Photos Of \u2018Squalid Conditions\u2019 Her Grandma Lives In: \u2018You Need To Help Her!\u2019\">designer clothes<\/a>, and mansion rentals.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>D.C. Attorney General Brian Schwalb is suing Anderson, who has made calls to abolish the police, for his alleged theft and the organization, which failed to monitor Anderson&rsquo;s spending habits.<\/p>\n<p>Since 2021, Anderson has spent more than $40,000 on a luxury vacation rental service, $10,000 on hotels and Airbnbs for personal travel, $10,000 on designer clothing brands, and $5,000 on emergency veterinary services.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Brandon Anderson misused charitable donations to fund lavish vacations and shopping sprees, and the Raheem AI Board of Directors let him get away with it,&rdquo; Schwalb said in a <a href=\"https:\/\/oag.dc.gov\/release\/attorney-general-schwalb-sues-nonprofit\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">statement<\/a>. &ldquo;Not only did their <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">financial abuses violate fundamental principles<\/a> of nonprofit governance, but Anderson and Raheem AI failed to pay their employees the wages they had earned. My office will not allow people to masquerade behind noble causes while violating the law, cheating taxpayers, or stealing from their workers.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Anderson founded the charity in 2017 with the intent to &ldquo;equip black, brown, and indigenous community crisis responders with the tools, training, connections, and funding they need to provide care.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Raheem AI sought to hold police more accountable with projects that entailed creating an alternative to 911, such as dispatching aid workers to deal with nonviolent emergencies and building an app where people can file police complaints.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>It has raised more than $4.3 million from left-leaning groups. Anderson told donors he was inspired to create the nonprofit organization after his fiance, Raheem, was killed by authorities in Oklahoma in 2007.<\/p>\n<p>Anderson&rsquo;s organization started to fall apart in 2017 when a former staff member, Jasmine Banks, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2024\/11\/25\/us\/brandon-anderson-raheem-ai.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">told<\/a> the <em>New York Times<\/em> the nonprofit organization had stopped paying her salary, prompting her to comb through its financial records, which uncovered Anderson&rsquo;s lavish spending.<\/p>\n<p>Banks went to the organization&rsquo;s board of supervisors, which was made up of three members, including Anderson, to alert them about the spending. The board told Banks that spending on items such as mansion rentals had been approved as part of work-related travel.<\/p>\n<p><em>&nbsp;<\/em><a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The two other board members besides Anderson later resigned, leaving him in sole control of the organization. <\/p>\n<p>In the fallout, other employees started asking questions about Anderson and the organization&rsquo;s origins. Under further scrutiny, employees found no evidence that Raheem, the organization&rsquo;s namesake, ever existed.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1003133\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1003133\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Antipolice activist sued for misusing $75,000 in charity funds<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2542,"featured_media":2373227,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Black_Lives_Matter_Riot_4.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[5327,45669,4585],"class_list":["post-2373226","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-activist","tag-antipolice","tag-lawsuit"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Black_Lives_Matter_Riot_4.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2373226","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2542"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2373226"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2373226\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2373230,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2373226\/revisions\/2373230"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2373227"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2373226"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2373226"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2373226"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}