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BLM co-founder used funds to pay sister, mother, brother and child’s father
Released tax filings show just how Black Lives Matter co-founder Patrisse Cullors spent the millions of dollars raised from “White guilt.” She paid roughly $970,000 to the company of her child’s father to help “produce live events” and other “creative services.”
Over $840,000 was paid to her brother, Paul Cullors, for security services. Daily Mail wrote that “leaders have attempted to justify” the expenses to her brother by saying the “foundation’s protection could not be entrusted to former police professionals who typically run security firms because the BLM movement is known for vehemently protesting law enforcement organizations.”
It was recently disclosed that she bought a $6 million mansion in L.A. for the organization, and denied she took money from BLM for personal matters, although shortly after it was unearthed that she had used the mansion for her own parties.
Cullors also reportedly “reimbursed BLM $73,523 for a charter flight for foundation-related travel, which the organization says she took in 2021 out of concern for COVID-19 and security threats.”
Cullors resigned last year from the organization due to criticism of her finances, such as purchasing multiple homes for herself that cost millions of dollars combined. She also admitted the charity was paying for “employment” of her sister, mother, and brother.
Black Lives Matter Global Network Foundation Inc revealed from July 1, 2020 to June 30, 2021, it ended the fiscal year with nearly $42 million in net assets. “The foundation invested $32 million in stocks from the $90 million it received as donations amid racial justice protests in 2020” adds Daily Mail.
Matt Taibbi, a journalist who has been the top of the headlines for exposing Twitter censorship at the direction of the Department of Justice, had a surprise visit from an IRS agent at his home.
This visit occurred the same day that he was testifying before the Subcommittee on the Weaponization of the Federal Government about what he had discovered inside of the Twitter files. The IRS did not immediately respond to Fox News digital when asked for comment. Now, Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, demands to know why.
SaraACarter.com contacted the IRS media relations office Tuesday afternoon and was told by an IRS representative to send an email to their media relations office for comment. As of Tuesday evening the IRS has yet to respond to the immediate inquiry.
Jordan sent a letter Tuesday to the IRS questioning the visit by the agent to Taibbi’s home in New Jersey. Jordan could not immediately respond for comment.
In his letter, however, Jordan demanded that Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen turn over documents and provide all information requested by the committee.
“As the Committee continues to examine how to best protect Americans’ fundamental freedoms and to assist the Committee in its oversight, we ask that you please provide the following documents and information:
- All documents and communications referring or relating to the IRS’s field visit to the residence of Matthew Taibbi on March 9, 2023;
- All documents and communications between or among the IRS, Treasury Department, and any other Executive Branch entity referring or relating to Matthew Taibbi; and
- All documents and communications sent or received by Revenue Officer [James Nelson] referring or relating to Matthew Taibbi.”
Jordan noted in the letter that his committee is committed to examining “the mounting evidence that the federal government pressured, coerced, and even directed technology companies to take certain actions related to digital content.”
The Republican lawmakers were astonished that “an Internal Revenue Service (IRS) agent visited, unannounced and unprompted, the home of one of the hearing witnesses, Matthew Taibbi, an independent journalist who has reported extensively on government abuse. In light of the hostile reaction to Mr. Taibbi’s reporting among left-wing activists, and the IRS’s history as a tool of government abuse, the IRS’s action could be interpreted as an attempt to intimidate a witness before Congress. We expect your full cooperation with our inquiry.”
The letter went on to say that “Mr. Taibbi joined fellow journalist Michael Shellenberger in testifying before the Select Subcommittee during its March 9 hearing. During the hearing, Mr. Taibbi described the serious government abuse on which he had been reporting and on which he testified to the Select Subcommittee. As he explained:
The original promise of the internet was that it might democratize the exchange of information globally. . . . What we found is in the [Twitter] files was a sweeping effort to reverse that promise and use machine learning and other tools to turn the internet into an instrument of censorship and social control. Unfortunately, our own government appears to be playing a lead role.”
Jordan’s inquiry into the IRS is not the first time the Congress has questioned the actions of this private government contracted agency.
In 2013, the IRS admitted that it had been targeting conservative groups that were seeking tax-exempt status. Lois Lerner, who had then headed the IRS, stated that her agency had been scrutinizing groups that had “tea party” or “patriots” in their names. These were almost all conservative non-profit organizations.
Those inquiries by the IRS mainly took place in 2009 and 2010, and as reported in NPR “hundreds of groups affiliated with the party had sought tax-exempt status as 501(c)(4) “social welfare” organizations. IRS demands for documents left many of them in bureaucratic limbo for a year or more.”
Taibbi’s investigation into Twitter’s actions prior to Elon Musk’s takeover revealed major concerns expressed by former President Donald J. Trump and his supporters that the social media giant was censoring supporters.
The investigations by Taibbi proved that shadow-banning was occurring and it was targeting primarily Republican activists, journalists, and politicians using the platform. The evidence proved the the FBI had advised Twitter to not allow stories or posts that revealed the Hunter Biden laptop scandal that had first been reported by the New York Post. Those accurate stories were censored by Twitter and later it was revealed that the laptop did belong to Hunter Biden.
Senate Republicans are also deeply concerned about the actions taken Taibbi. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, tweeted Tuesday that the IRS visit to Taibbi “this absolutely stinks to high heaven” because the “IRS has a troubling history of targeting the political enemies of Democrats.”
This absolutely stinks to high heaven. The IRS has a troubling history of targeting the political enemies of Democrats.
The IRS should NEVER be in the business of harassing the American people. https://t.co/twY3KBcgXx
— Ted Cruz (@tedcruz) March 28, 2023
Two Democrat lawmakers at the hearing were attempting to get Taibbi to reveal his sources, which is unconstitutional. Taibbi refused to answer Representatives Sylvia Garcia, D-Texas, and Stacey Plaskett, D-Virgin Islands questions.
It was during his testimony that Taibbi’s house was being raided by the IRS.
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Spudnut
May 18, 2022 at 9:17 am
Grifters gonna grift.
Chances are every one of the ‘BLM leadership’ will be flat broke again in a year or two.
Sabina
May 18, 2022 at 12:14 pm
This stuff is right out of the prescient movie, “Network”.
I’m picturing the scene where Diana is discussing terms with Communist Party USA rep Laureen Hobbs, and how cooperative Hobbs is once she hears about the massive money on offer.
Scott
May 18, 2022 at 12:41 pm
What did you expect from this fucking Black bitch.BLM never care about Black Family’s BLM is worst than KKK,Taliban and IsIs.It time to put all BLMin prison for life.Theyare the lowest of all scum.
Scott
May 18, 2022 at 12:47 pm
What happen to freedom of speech.Even the U S.Supreme Court even said that even hate speech is part of 1st Amend.But Liberals can say anything they want.But the Conservatives cannot.
Cher
May 18, 2022 at 6:04 pm
To think if they really wanted to help, they could have used the money to help the black communities during covid. How many rents or mortgages, utilities, food could that money have helped? BLM thieves, instead of spending it in THEIR family. BLM and Antifa burned down and looted the very places people were able to shop, seeing the crying people in their neigborhoods concerned with how they were going to get the supplies they needed and unable to travel. Shows all the love and concern of the people they fraudulently stole money from people. They harmed societies in black communities as well as others. The white guilt trip is on the Democrat Party,
their cause is to slap all people of all races and cultures for an agenda where we are all loosers for the worst kind of “for the greater good”
Scott
May 18, 2022 at 7:17 pm
This damn bitch should be sent to Africa where she velings
Mack
May 19, 2022 at 11:34 am
Whiny race hustling blm, a bunch of con men and women preying on the gullible white guilt libs and stupid people.
Michael
May 19, 2022 at 7:27 pm
This is fraud! But, she’s a bereaved black woman so she’ll slide – because the system is engulfed in white guilt!
Bernice
May 19, 2022 at 9:09 pm
I would not have give them Shi*
Stephane
May 20, 2022 at 4:43 am
How many big names blacks are CORRUPT?
Hell, on the left, ALL OF THEM! Even all the whites, yellows, reds, purple, oranges, and mauve!
There is NOT ONE that will not take money for their own service!
The DEMON RATS are DESPICABLE, all of them!
All the RINOs too!
E Calem
May 21, 2022 at 10:51 pm
People were hoodwinked! Lesson learned OUCH!
cupera1
May 22, 2022 at 5:31 pm
Missing in the story is where the $73,523 came from that paid for reimbursement of charter flights. Did it come from a off shore account that has tens of millions in it?