{"id":2498611,"date":"2025-10-14T06:31:01","date_gmt":"2025-10-14T10:31:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/osefo-fraud-charges-show-blm-movement-is-led-by-scammers\/"},"modified":"2025-10-14T06:33:20","modified_gmt":"2025-10-14T10:33:20","slug":"osefo-fraud-charges-show-blm-movement-is-led-by-scammers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/osefo-fraud-charges-show-blm-movement-is-led-by-scammers\/","title":{"rendered":"Osefo Fraud Charges Show BLM Movement Is Led By Scammers"},"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\">20<\/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%2Fosefo-fraud-charges-show-blm-movement-is-led-by-scammers%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=2498611&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 <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >article discusses fraud charges brought<\/a> against Wendy Osefo, a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/saturday-night-live-mocks-dumbest-impeachment-trial-after-trump-acquitted-again\/\" title=\"\u2018Saturday Night Live\u2019 Mocks \u2018Dumbest\u2019 Impeachment Trial After Trump Acquitted Again\">cast member<\/a> of Bravo&#8217;s &#8220;Real Housewives of Potomac,&#8221; and her husband Eddie. They are accused of fabricating a home burglary and insurance claim worth over $400,000 by falsely reporting stolen luxury items, some of wich were actually returned for refunds. The police allege the couple is in important debt and orchestrated the scheme too collect insurance money. Despite the charges, osefo&#8217;s representative has not denied wrongdoing, only stating they look forward to their day in court.<\/p>\n<p>The piece highlights Osefo&#8217;s public persona as a political commentator focused on systemic racism and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/californias-new-math-framework-demands-educators-teach-toward-social-justice\/\" title=\"California\u2019s New Math Framework Demands Educators \u2018Teach Toward ...\u2019\">social justice topics<\/a>, contrasting this with the fraud allegations against her.It draws parallels to another recent case involving a school superintendent indicted for corruption while <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/portland-has-given-millions-to-a-sketchy-anti-racist-group-that-wont-say-what-it-plans-to-do-with-the-money\/\" title=\"Portland Has Given Millions to a Sketchy &#039;Anti-Racist&#039; Group That Won&#039;t Say What It Plans To Do With The Money\">promoting racial equity<\/a>, painting both as examples of alleged fraudulent leadership within movements like Black Lives Matter. The article concludes by suggesting that some figures associated with social justice causes are engaged in deceptive practices for personal gain.  <\/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<div class=\"article-body body-md bdr-top-black pt-30\">\n<div class=\"row justify-content-center\">\n<div class=\"col-12\">\n<figure class=\"article-thumbnail mb-30 mb-sm-60\">\n<div class=\"article-thumbnail-caption d-flex align-items-center justify-content-md-end label-xs mt-15\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-camera me-10\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Image Credit<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ivXwetE3hlk\" target=\"_blank\">Bravo\/YouTube<\/a>       <\/div>\n<\/figure><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"article-share text-center article-share-simple\">\n<h5 class=\"label-sm mb-10\">Share<\/h5>\n<ul class=\"article-share-list list-unstyled m-0 p-0\">\n<li class=\"article-share-facebook m-0\">       <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2025\/10\/14\/fraud-charges-against-real-housewives-star-wendy-osefo-are-a-reminder-the-blm-movement-is-led-by-scammers\/\" target=\"_blank\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-facebook\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Share Article on Facebook<\/span>       <\/a>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-twitter m-0\">       <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=Fraud%20Charges%20Against%20Real%20Housewives%20Star%20Wendy%20Osefo%20Are%20A%20Reminder%20The%20BLM%20Movement%20Is%20Led%20By%20Scammers&amp;url=https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2025\/10\/14\/fraud-charges-against-real-housewives-star-wendy-osefo-are-a-reminder-the-blm-movement-is-led-by-scammers\/\" target=\"_blank\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-twitter\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Share Article on Twitter<\/span>       <\/a>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-truth-social m-0\">       <a href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/share?title=Fraud%20Charges%20Against%20Real%20Housewives%20Star%20Wendy%20Osefo%20Are%20A%20Reminder%20The%20BLM%20Movement%20Is%20Led%20By%20Scammers&amp;url=https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2025\/10\/14\/fraud-charges-against-real-housewives-star-wendy-osefo-are-a-reminder-the-blm-movement-is-led-by-scammers\/\" target=\"_blank\">         <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" fill=\"currentColor\" style=\"width:36px;height:auto;\" viewbox=\"0 0 92 93\"><path d=\"M69.444 55.716H56.772v10.37h12.672zM64.487 37.795V27.32H38.666v38.664h13.18v-28.19zM21.05 27.321h12.653v10.471H21.051z\" https:><\/path><\/svg>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Share Article on Truth Social<\/span>       <\/a>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-link m-0\">       <button data-clipboard-text=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2025\/10\/14\/fraud-charges-against-real-housewives-star-wendy-osefo-are-a-reminder-the-blm-movement-is-led-by-scammers\/\" data-tooltip-content=\"Copied!\" class=\"clip tooltip\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-link-variant\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Copy Article Link<\/span>       <\/button>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-email m-0\">       <a href=\"mailto:?subject=Fraud%20Charges%20Against%20Real%20Housewives%20Star%20Wendy%20Osefo%20Are%20A%20Reminder%20The%20BLM%20Movement%20Is%20Led%20By%20Scammers&amp;body=%20https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2025\/10\/14\/fraud-charges-against-real-housewives-star-wendy-osefo-are-a-reminder-the-blm-movement-is-led-by-scammers\/\" target=\"_blank\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-email\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Share Article via Email<\/span>       <\/a>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-email m-0\"><span class=\"printfriendly pf-button  pf-alignleft\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/thefederalist.com\/#\" rel=\"nofollow\" onclick=\"window.print(); return false;\" title=\"Printer Friendly, PDF &amp; Email\"><span id=\"printfriendly-text2\" class=\"pf-button-text\"><i class=\"mdi mdi-printer\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<p>It was just <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2021\/09\/14\/do-not-let-wendy-osefo-of-real-housewives-explain-race-and-police-to-your-children\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">four years ago<\/a> that Bravo&rsquo;s <em>Real Housewives of Potomac<\/em> cast member Wendy Osefo was running around blabbing to whoever would listen about how &ldquo;unfair&rdquo; it was that &ldquo;black parents have to break their children&rsquo;s innocence.&rdquo; By which she meant exposing them to <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2023\/02\/14\/pour-one-out-for-the-black-lives-matter-true-believers-who-are-finally-discovering-the-scam\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">the myth<\/a> that black men are gleefully gunned down by racist cops. Now Osefo has been charged with lying to police and attempting insurance fraud.<\/p>\n<p>I wonder how &ldquo;unfair&rdquo; it is when parents have to explain to their kids they&rsquo;re under arrest for allegedly trying to steal nearly half a million dollars.<\/p>\n<div class=\"fdrlst__b89e9-paragraph-2 d-flex justify-content-center\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center; \" id=\"fdrlst__b89e9-1938237729\">\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1463670073398-0\" class=\"mb-30\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The news of Osefo and her husband Eddie&rsquo;s arrest broke <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2025\/10\/10\/wendy-osefo-husband-eddie-arrested\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">on Friday,<\/a> with police saying that the two lied about a break-in at their home last year, at which time they said jewelry and other luxury items were stolen while their family was away on vacation. The total of the stuff exceeded $200,000, <a href=\"https:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/amp\/culture\/story\/rhop-star-wendy-osefo-husband-arrested-fraud-charges\/?id=126407318\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">according<\/a> to police, and emails from Eddie to Wendy showed him asking about more items to add to their theft insurance claim. &ldquo;I&rsquo;m trying to get the total to exceed $423,000 which is our policy maximum,&rdquo; Eddie <a href=\"https:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/amp\/culture\/story\/rhop-star-wendy-osefo-husband-arrested-fraud-charges\/?id=126407318\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">said<\/a>, according to police.<\/p>\n<p>In the official investigation, prosecutors said they found several goods claimed as stolen had simply been returned for refunds. Officers recovered multiple items from the Osefo home that were reported stolen and alleged that the couple are &ldquo;burdened by substantial debt,&rdquo; apparently suggesting that it was an insurance scheme aimed at paying off some bills. They also said there was little or no evidence of any kind of break-in. A home alarm system was armed at the time the Osefos claimed there was a burglary, but it never went off to indicate an intruder, prosecutors said.<\/p>\n<p>A representative for the Osefos said in a statement to media that they &ldquo;look forward to their day in court.&rdquo; Conspicuously absent was any kind of denial or assertion of innocence. That&rsquo;s interesting!<\/p>\n<p>Osefo, for the uninitiated, has largely promoted herself on her show as a &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/wendyosefo.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">political commentator<\/a>,&rdquo; who pretty much exclusively talks about &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bravotv.com\/the-daily-dish\/dr-wendy-osefo-explains-defunding-the-police\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">systemic racism<\/a>,&rdquo; &ldquo;disadvantaged communities,&rdquo; and every other Democrat buzzword that makes normal people gag. How telling that she&rsquo;s also, perhaps, a fraudster.<\/p>\n<p>Coincidentally, at about the same time that the Osefo affair broke out, the superintendent for a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/d-c-public-schools-use-black-lives-matter-curricula-to-teach-black-history-month\/\" title=\"D.C. Public Schools Use ... Curricula To Teach Black History Month\">public school district<\/a> in Atlanta was placed on leave and indicted for, according to federal prosecutors, steering school system contracts to friends and then receiving tens of thousands of dollars in kickbacks. And as any of this relates to Wendy Osefo, The New York Times provided <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/10\/10\/us\/georgia-school-superintendent-indictment-illinois.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">some context<\/a> as to what made the superintendent, Devon Horton, of national interest:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><em>Dr. Horton joined the Evanston school district, District 65, in the summer of 2020, at the height of the pandemic and the country&rsquo;s racial reckoning after the murder of George Floyd. He was vocal in his push to promote racial equity and close achievement gaps in the district, which is 40 percent white, 22 percent Black and 22 percent Hispanic, with wide gaps in test scores.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><em>In 2020, he made waves by announcing that students from marginalized backgrounds would get priority for in-person learning.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>In short, both Osefo and Horton appear to be the typical con artists who have been found <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2021\/10\/06\/social-justice-is-a-scam-and-ozy-medias-carlos-watson-is-its-latest-swindler\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">time and time again<\/a> to lead the Black Lives Matter movement and preach its toxic gospel &mdash;&nbsp;the ones who swindle innocent people out of every cent they can to afford themselves lavish lifestyles, <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2022\/05\/17\/black-lives-matter-spent-at-least-12-million-on-mansions\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">expensive homes<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2022\/05\/17\/blm-leader-took-private-jets-due-to-security-threats\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">private jet travel<\/a>. They do it all while simultaneously claiming themselves to be victims and passively aggressively intimidating would-be critics with the ever-present threat of branding them racists.<\/p>\n<p>Consider Osefo and Horton to be helpful reminders that BLM is a movement of grifters.<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\">\n<div class=\"article-author-description fst-italic\">      Eddie Scarry is the D.C. columnist at The Federalist and author of &#8220;<a href=\"\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/B0FR8XCMYC\">Traitors: The Democrat Party&rsquo;s Collapse into Anti-American Filth<\/a>.&#8221;<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-author mt-30 mt-sm-60 pt-30 bdr-top-bold-black\">\n<div class=\"row g-0 align-items-center\">\n<div class=\"col-12 col-md-6\">\n<div class=\"article-author-profile d-flex align-items-center justify-content-center justify-content-md-start\">\n<div class=\"article-author-details\">\n<div class=\"label-md\">Eddie Scarry<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-author-twitter label-sm d-flex align-items-center mt-10\">             <i class=\"mdi mdi-twitter me-5\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>             <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Visit on Twitter<\/span>            <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/eScarry\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"text-decoration-none\">@eScarry<\/a>           <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"col-12 col-md-6 d-flex justify-content-center justify-content-md-end mt-15 mt-md-0\">        <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/author\/eddiescarry\/\" class=\"btn btn-black btn-small\">More Articles<\/a>     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"article-tags bdr-top-black mt-30 mt-sm-60 pt-15 pt-md-45\">\n<ul class=\"list-unstyled d-flex flex-wrap align-items-center mb-0 mx-n10 p-0\">\n<li class=\"mt-10 mx-10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/tag\/black-lives-matter\/\" class=\"btn btn-black btn-small\">Black Lives Matter<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"mt-10 mx-10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/tag\/blm\/\" class=\"btn btn-black btn-small\">BLM<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"mt-10 mx-10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/tag\/bravo\/\" class=\"btn btn-black btn-small\">Bravo<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"mt-10 mx-10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/tag\/critical-race-theory\/\" class=\"btn btn-black btn-small\">critical race theory<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"mt-10 mx-10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/tag\/devon-horton\/\" class=\"btn btn-black btn-small\">Devon Horton<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"mt-10 mx-10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/tag\/grift\/\" class=\"btn btn-black btn-small\">grift<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"mt-10 mx-10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/tag\/race\/\" class=\"btn btn-black btn-small\">Race<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"mt-10 mx-10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/tag\/racism\/\" class=\"btn btn-black btn-small\">racism<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"mt-10 mx-10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/tag\/real-housewives\/\" class=\"btn btn-black btn-small\">Real Housewives<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"mt-10 mx-10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/tag\/reality-tv\/\" class=\"btn btn-black btn-small\">reality TV<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"mt-10 mx-10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/tag\/wendy-osefo\/\" class=\"btn btn-black btn-small\">Wendy Osefo<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Image Credit Bravo\/YouTube Share Article on Facebook, Twitter, Truth Social, Email. 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