Indiana‘s attorney general criticized Black Lives Matter, calling it a “house of cards” and making his state the latest to raise questions about the charity’s finances.
Todd Rokita told the Washington Examiner the group that took in tens of millions of dollars amid the racial protests and riots of 2020, and now won’t answer questions about its finances, fits a common and disturbing pattern.
“It appears that the house of cards may be falling, and this happens eventually with nearly every scam, scheme, or illegal enterprise,” Rokita, a Republican, said in an exclusive interview. “I see patterns that scams kind of universally take: failure to provide board members, failure to provide even executive directors, failure to make your filings available. It all leads to suspicion.”
BLM reported in February 2021 that it closed out 2020 with $60 million in its coffers, but the charity has had no known leader in charge of its bankroll since its co-founder Patrisse Cullors resigned in May amid scrutiny of her personal finances. The group also provided the wrong address on previous tax forms submitted to the IRS, and one of BLM’s board members recently took steps to conceal his role with the charity on his social media profiles, a Washington Examiner investigation previously found.
BLM’S MILLIONS UNACCOUNTED FOR AFTER LEADERS QUIETLY JUMPED SHIP
Rokita said he would not confirm or deny whether his…
