From NBC:
Law enforcement has arrested 32-year-old Tyree Conyers-Page, also known as Sir Maejor Page, on federal charges.
According to a release from the FBI Cleveland Division, a complaint filed with the bureau in April alleged that Page was using his “Black Lives Matter of Greater Atlanta” (BLMGA) nonprofit fraudulently.
Investigators discovered that the organization was accepting monetary donations on social media and GoFundMe.
Page opened a bank account for BLMGA in 2018 with himself as only signatory. Its balance never exceeded $5,000 from April 2018 to May 2020 and once went as low as -$12.42.
After May, the BLMGA social media page received roughly $36,493.80 worth of donations in June, $370,933.69 in July and $59,914.69 in August, all of which was transferred to the bank account.
Page opened a bank account for BLMGA in 2018 with himself as only signatory. Its balance never exceeded $5,000 from April 2018 to May 2020 and once went as low as -$12.42.
After May, the BLMGA social media page received roughly $36,493.80 worth of donations in June, $370,933.69 in July and $59,914.69 in August, all of which was transferred to the bank account.
Though Page claimed in June that the funds were meant to fight for George Floyd and were not being used for personal purposes, investigations revealed that a debit card linked to the bank account was used to purchase food, dining, entertainment, clothing, furniture, a home security system, tailored suits and accessories.
In August he used it to purchase a residence and a vacant lot in Toledo for around $112,000 total, with the non-disclosure agreement stating it was to be entered "by and between Hi Frequency Ohio via Sir Maejor Page" and the real estate agent.
In September, Page transferred the funds to his personal bank account to purchase a pistol and two rifles.
The FBI also said videos on Page's social media pages showed him in new clothes, hotel rooms and offices in Atlanta while bragging about his money, tailored suits, cufflinks, "$150 ties" and "my room way up at the top ... at the top top ... they put the bottom feeders on these floors."
Funds in the BLMGA account used for personal purposes were ultimately found to total over $200,000.
Authorities took Page was taken into custody at his home without incident. He now faces federal charges including one count of wire fraud and two counts of money laundering.
Agencies involved in the investigation included the Office of United States Attorney's Office Northern District of Ohio, FBI Detroit and Atlanta divisions, U.S. Marshals Service, Homeland Security, Customs and Border Protection, Lucas County Prosecutor's Office and Lucas County and Monroe County sheriff's offices as well as Atlanta, Dekalb, Georgia, Toledo, Sylvania and Oregon police departments.
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