A Minneapolis man is accused of participating in a fraud scheme that stole more than $1 million in state, federal and local grants.

Tony Robinson, 41, is charged with five counts of wire fraud and conspiracy offenses, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office in Minnesota.

The attorney's office said from December 2021 to October 2022, Robinson facilitated the submission of false grant progress reports for an organization called Encouraging Leaders.

"Robinson's reports claimed Encouraging Leaders used grant funds to organize events and activities that never occurred, and overstated Encouraging Leaders' involvement in events that had occurred," the attorney's office said. "Robinson's reports also falsely claimed that Encouraging Leaders had assisted various students, when in fact it had

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