January 29, 2026
A former prominent Boston activist was spared from a prison term by a Massachusetts federal judge Thursday at her sentencing for misusing thousands of dollars in donor funds for personal expenses and fraudulently claiming housing and unemployment benefits.
September 22, 2025
A Boston anti-violence activist once hailed as a rising civic leader admitted Monday in a federal courtroom to using thousands of dollars in donations and grants to her nonprofit for personal expenses like meals and travel, defrauding a pandemic-era unemployment program, and other charges.
September 12, 2025
A prominent Boston anti-violence activist asked a federal judge on Friday to schedule a change of plea hearing in a case alleging she misused donations to a nonprofit and pandemic assistance funds for housing, travel, dining and other personal expenses.
March 10, 2023
Federal prosecutors on Thursday filed nine new charges against a Boston anti-violence activist for scheming to defraud a city charity and submitting forged documents to help a family member get unemployment assistance, among other allegations.