OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma (KBTX) - A federal grand jury has charged the former executive director of Black Lives Matter OKC with wire fraud and money laundering, U.S. Attorney Robert J. Troester announced.

Tashella Sheri Amore Dickerson, 52, of Oklahoma City, faces 25 counts in an indictment unsealed this week. The charges include 20 counts of wire fraud and five counts of money laundering.

According to the indictment, Dickerson served as executive director of Black Lives Matter OKC beginning in at least 2016. In that role, she had access to the organization’s bank, PayPal and Cash App accounts.

Fundraising through fiscal sponsor

The indictment alleges that although BLMOKC was not a registered tax-exempt organization, it accepted charitable donations through its affiliation with the Alli

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