Citing unidentified sources, The Associated Press broke the story on Thursday.
FILE – People participate in a Caribbean-led Black Lives Matter rally on June 14, 2020, at Brooklyn’s Grand Army Plaza in New York. (AP Photo/Kathy Willen, File)
FILE – People participate in a Caribbean-led Black Lives Matter rally on June 14, 2020, at Brooklyn’s Grand Army Plaza in New York. (AP Photo/Kathy Willen, File)
The media outlet said sources claimed the DOJ “issued subpoenas and at least one search warrant as part of an investigation into the Black Lives Matter Global Network Foundation, Inc. and other Black-led organizations.”
According to the AP, one source said while the investigation started when former President Joe Biden was still in office, it is receiving more attention now that President Donald Trump is back in the White House.
The AP noted that a second source confirmed that the allegations were examined in the Biden administration.
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The media outlet reached out to the foundation, which said it “is not a target of any federal criminal investigation.”
We remain committed to full transparency, accountability, and the responsible stewardship of resources dedicated to building a better future for Black communities,” the foundation said in the statement, per the AP.
The foundation previously said it took in more than $90 million in donations after Floyd’s death, a Black man whose last breaths under the knee of a white Minneapolis police officer sparked protests across the U.S. and around the world.
The AP said it was not immediately known if the investigation would lead to criminal charges.
Fox News reported that the investigation is being led by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Central District of California in Los Angeles.
