Tashala Sheri Amore Dickerson, 52-year-old executive director of the local Black Lives Matter branch in Oklahoma City (BLM OKC), was charged with serious financial crimes. The federal jury has charged her with 20 cases of electronic fraud (wire fraud) and 5 cases of money laundering, due to alleged misappropriation of at least $3.15 million of donations to charity.
According to the indictment, Dickerson, who heads BLM OKC at least since 2016, used funds raised by the organisation as sponsorship Fiscal Alliance for Global Justice (AFGJ) from Arizona. The organization has raised over $5.6 million since 2020, mainly from online donors and national bail funds intended to pay bail to those arrested during racial justice protests following the assassination of George Floyd by a Minnesota police officer.
The prosecutors say Dickerson deposited her bail checks back on her personal bank accounts, instead of passing them on to BLM OKC accounts. In addition, it submitted false annual reports to the AFGJ, ensuring that the funds are used exclusively for tax-exempt purposes. The chart ran from June 2020 to at least October 2025.
The measures she allegedly embezzled were used to finance luxury lifestyles. Among the expenses included recreational trips to Jamaica and the Dominican Republic for themselves and coworkers, tens of thousands of dollars for retail shopping, at least $50,000 for the supply of food and food for themselves and her children, the purchase of a personal vehicle registered in her name, as well as six properties in Oklahoma City, which were entered in her name or on Equity International LLC, which she only controlled.
JDickerson's esli will be found guilty, threatens her to 20 years imprisonment for every charge of electronic fraud and up to 10 years for every charge of money laundering, plus fines of up to $250,000 or twice the amount of the misdemeanor for each crime.
In response to the charges, Dickerson posted a live video on her Facebook page on Thursday afternoon, in which she stated she was not in custody and feeling "good". "I can't make an official comment on what happened today," she said, adding, "I'm home. I'm safe. I have confidence in our team." She also suggested that prosecutions may prove that you are "doing a job," which often meets with attacks.
This case falls within the broader context of financial controversy around the Black Lives Matter movement. Local troops, such as BLM OKC, operate independently of the national organization, but similar allegations have previously appeared in other branches, raising questions about the transparency of fund management collected during the 2020 protests.
Source: Justice.gov
