Community organizer Monica Cannon-Grant , who is accused of defrauding people who donated to her anti-violence nonprofit and spending much of the money on herself, notified a federal judge Friday that she plans to plead guilty and will not go to trial.
In a one-page filing, Cannon-Grant’s attorney, George Vien, asked the court to schedule a change-of-plea hearing and said the government has “assented” to the request, which usually indicates there is a plea agreement.
It’s unclear whether Cannon-Grant has agreed to plead guilty to some or all of the charges she faces. She had been scheduled to stand trial in US District Court in Boston on Oct. 14.
Cannon-Grant is charged in a 27-count indictment with conspiracy, wire fraud, mail fraud, making false statements on a mortgage applicatio