Prominent Boston activist Monica Cannon-Grant and her husband, Clark Grant, both entered not guilty pleas in Boston federal court Tuesday. The couple are accused of defrauding donors to their nonprofit Violence in Boston.
One of Boston's most prominent social justice activists was formally arraigned Tuesday on fraud and conspiracy charges.
"CANNON-GRANT and CLARK GRANT diverted VIB monies to themselves through cash withdrawals, cashed checks, wire transfers to their personal bank accounts, and debit purchases, among other methods," the complaint said. The city of Boston and the Suffolk County district attorney's office were among the entities that donated to the nonprofit. Violence in Boston received a grant totaling more than $53,000 from the Boston Resiliency Fund in 2020, as well as a $6,000 grant from the Suffolk DA's office for a violence prevention program in 2019. Prosecutors said much of the $6,000 grant was spent on the couple's personal vacation to Maryland; all of it was spent in about a month.
Records from Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey's office indicated that three complaints were filed against the nonprofit in 2020 and 2021. The complaints alleged that VIB failed to respond to the city of Boston's request for information about how it handled city grants, and that Violence in Boston did not file required financial forms with the government. The AG's office said it warned the nonprofit last year that it was not in compliance with the filings.
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