A federal grand jury has charged Tashella Sheri Amore Dickerson, the former executive director of Black Lives Matter OKC, with alleged large-scale theft and money laundering tied to millions raised for bail and social justice work.
Tashella Sheri Amore Dickerson, 52, of Oklahoma City, is accused in a 25-count indictment that says she abused her role as Executive Director of Black Lives Matter OKC, a group that was not a registered 501(c)(3). The indictment says she had control of BLMOKC bank accounts plus PayPal and Cash App access while the group operated under a fiscal sponsorship arrangement with the Alliance for Global Justice. Those arrangements carried strict rules, including limits on property purchases and requirements to account for disbursements when asked.
The indictment lays out that, beginning in late spring 2020, BLMOKC raised substantial sums online and received grants from national bail funds to support pretrial bail for people arrested in protests after George Floyd’s death. Investigators say BLMOKC collected more than $5.6 million overall, and that many of those donations and grants were routed through AFGJ as the fiscal sponsor.
Prosecutors say some returned bail funds were permitted to stay with BLMOKC to create a revolving bail fund or to support its charitable mission under 501(c)(3) rules, but the indictment alleges that Dickerson diverted cash instead. Beginning in June 2020 and continuing through at least October 2025, the charging document claims she took funds meant for the organization and deposited them into personal accounts. The indictment specifically alleges she deposited at least $3.15 million in returned bail checks into accounts she controlled rather than into the nonprofit’s accounts.
The list of alleged personal expenditures is detailed in the indictment, and it reads like sustained, high-dollar diversion rather than isolated mistakes. Prosecutors say she spent money on recreational travel to Jamaica and the Dominican Republic for herself and associates and on tens of thousands of dollars in retail purchases. The indictment also alleges at least $50,000 went to food and grocery deliveries for her and her children, and that she bought a personal vehicle titled in her name.
Beyond travel and shopping, the indictment claims Dickerson moved into real estate, recording six properties in Oklahoma City in her name or under Equity International, LLC, a company investigators say she exclusively controlled. That pattern, if proven, shows using nonprofit receipts to acquire long-lived assets with private benefit, which fiscal sponsors explicitly prohibit without consent. Prosecutors also allege she submitted two false annual reports to AFGJ by wire, stating funds were used only for tax-exempt purposes while failing to disclose personal spending.
On December 3, 2025, a federal grand jury returned the indictment charging Dickerson with 20 counts of wire fraud and five counts of money laundering. Each wire fraud count carries up to 20 years in prison and a fine up to $250,000, and each money laundering count carries up to ten years and a fine up to $250,000 or twice the value of the laundered property. The penalties described in the indictment reflect the seriousness with which federal prosecutors treat alleged thefts tied to charitable and bail funding streams.
Federal authorities remind the public that these are allegations and that Dickerson is presumed innocent until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt, but the scale detailed in the indictment is striking. The case reflects growing scrutiny over how organizations handle donated dollars and the role of fiscal sponsors who are supposed to ensure charitable compliance. For donors and watchdogs alike, the indictment is a cautionary example of why oversight matters when millions flow through smaller local groups.
The investigation was conducted by the FBI Oklahoma City Field Office and IRS-Criminal Investigation, and Assistant U.S. Attorneys Matt Dillon and Jessica L. Perry are listed as the prosecutors on the case. Those offices have been aggressive in pursuing alleged financial crimes tied to nonprofit activity, and they say this matter grew out of transaction tracing and bank records that pointed to alleged diversions. Accountability and prosecutorial follow-through will now play out in court as the case proceeds.
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