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Calculated Shard: 56 (from laksa035)

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curl -X POST \
  'http://laksa056.int.ahrefs:8124/' \
  -H 'Content-Type: text/plain' \
  -H 'X-ClickHouse-Database: crawler3' \
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(Jesse Costa\/WBUR)\nA federal judge has\nordered\nformer community organizer Monica Cannon-Grant to repay $224,000 tied to fraud that included embezzling from her nonprofit, Violence in Boston.\nIn January, Cannon-Grant was sentenced to four years probation, six months of home detention and 100 hours of community service after pleading guilty last year to 18 counts ranging from wire fraud to filing false tax returns.\nIn 2022, Cannon-Grant and her then-husband Clark Grant were charged in a\nsweeping federal indictment\nthat alleged they used the Violence in Boston donations for vacations and personal expenses. Donations came from individuals, but also the Suffolk County district attorney's office and the city of Boston. The couple was also accused of collecting pandemic unemployment and rental benefits they weren't owed.\nClark Grant\ndied\nin a motorcycle crash in 2023.\nIt was a shocking fall for Cannon-Grant, who had become a prominent activist in Boston after the killing of George Floyd in 2020. She organized\nmarches\nthat drew thousands of people to the streets to protest police brutality. And she was named one of the\nBostonians of the Year\nin 2020 by the Boston Globe.\nThe total forfeiture amount, ordered by Judge Angel Kelley, is made up of roughly $180,000 in money diverted from her nonprofit, with the rest fraudulently obtained rental assistance and pandemic unemployment funds.\nViolence in Boston was\nshut down\nby its board in 2022.","attrs_markdown":"[Skip to main content](https:\/\/www.wbur.org\/news\/2026\/03\/24\/monica-cannon-grant-fraud-case-restitution#main)\n\n[WBUR90.0 WBUR - Boston's NPR News Station](https:\/\/www.wbur.org\/)\n\nListen Live: Morning Edition\n\n[Donate](https:\/\/donate.wbur.org\/secure\/heart-wbur-homepage?utm_source=wbur.org&utm_medium=heart)\n\n[WBUR90.0 WBUR - Boston's NPR News Station](https:\/\/www.wbur.org\/)\n\nListen Live: Morning Edition\n\n[Donate](https:\/\/donate.wbur.org\/secure\/heart-wbur-homepage?utm_source=wbur.org&utm_medium=heart)\n\nListen Live\n\n#### Sections\n- [Local Coverage](https:\/\/www.wbur.org\/news)\n- [Arts & Culture](https:\/\/www.wbur.org\/news\/section\/arts-culture)\n- [Business](https:\/\/www.wbur.org\/news\/section\/business)\n- [Education](https:\/\/www.wbur.org\/news\/section\/education)\n- [Environment](https:\/\/www.wbur.org\/news\/section\/environment)\n- [Field Guide To Boston](https:\/\/www.wbur.org\/news\/section\/field-guide-to-boston)\n- [Health](https:\/\/www.wbur.org\/news\/section\/health)\n- [Investigations](https:\/\/www.wbur.org\/news\/section\/investigations)\n- [Cognoscenti](https:\/\/www.wbur.org\/opinion\/section\/cognoscenti)\n- [Boston News Quiz](https:\/\/www.wbur.org\/quiz)\n\n#### Radio\n- [All Radio Programs](https:\/\/www.wbur.org\/radio)\n- [All Things Considered](https:\/\/www.wbur.org\/radio\/programs\/all-things-considered)\n- [Here & Now](https:\/\/www.wbur.org\/radio\/programs\/hereandnow)\n- [Morning Edition](https:\/\/www.wbur.org\/radio\/programs\/morningedition)\n- [On Point](https:\/\/www.wbur.org\/radio\/programs\/onpoint)\n- [On-Air Schedule](https:\/\/www.wbur.org\/radio\/schedule)\n- [Ways To Listen](https:\/\/www.wbur.org\/ways-to-listen)\n\n#### Podcasts\n- [All Podcasts](https:\/\/www.wbur.org\/podcasts)\n- [Beyond All Repair](https:\/\/www.wbur.org\/podcasts\/violation)\n- [Circle Round](https:\/\/www.wbur.org\/podcasts\/circleround)\n- [Endless Thread](https:\/\/www.wbur.org\/podcasts\/endlessthread)\n- [Last Seen](https:\/\/www.wbur.org\/podcasts\/lastseen)\n- [The Midnight Rebellion](https:\/\/podcasts.wbur.org\/the-midnight-rebellion)\n- [Violation](https:\/\/www.wbur.org\/podcasts\/violation\/the-marshall-project-wbur-violation)\n\n#### Events\n- [CitySpace Calendar](https:\/\/www.wbur.org\/events)\n- [Watch Past Events](https:\/\/www.wbur.org\/events\/browse?archive)\n- [Events Newsletter](https:\/\/www.wbur.org\/events\/newsletter)\n- [Rent CitySpace](https:\/\/www.rentcityspace.com\/)\n- [The WBUR Festival](https:\/\/www.wburfestival.org\/)\n\n#### Support\n- [Member Services](https:\/\/www.wbur.org\/membership)\n- [Become A Member](https:\/\/www.wbur.org\/membership\/605748\/members)\n- [Donate Your Car](https:\/\/www.wbur.org\/membership\/605928\/donate-your-car)\n- [Join The Murrow Society](https:\/\/www.wbur.org\/murrowsociety)\n- [Make A Donation](https:\/\/donate.wbur.org\/secure\/give?utm_source=wbur.org&utm_medium=web&utm_term=hamburger_menu)\n- [Become A Sponsor](https:\/\/www.wbur.org\/sponsorship\/about)\n- [Create A Custom Podcast](https:\/\/www.wbur.org\/inside\/cityspaceproductions)\n\n#### Subscribe to our weekday newsletter\nAdd WBUR to your morning routine\n\nLocal news in one concise, fun and informative email. 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(Jesse Costa\/WBUR)\n\nA federal judge has [ordered](https:\/\/media.wbur.org\/wp\/2026\/03\/cannon-grant-financial-order.pdf) former community organizer Monica Cannon-Grant to repay \\$224,000 tied to fraud that included embezzling from her nonprofit, Violence in Boston.\n\nIn January, Cannon-Grant was sentenced to four years probation, six months of home detention and 100 hours of community service after pleading guilty last year to 18 counts ranging from wire fraud to filing false tax returns.\n\nIn 2022, Cannon-Grant and her then-husband Clark Grant were charged in a [sweeping federal indictment](https:\/\/www.wbur.org\/news\/2022\/03\/29\/monica-cannon-grant-plead-not-guilty-fraud-charges-boston) that alleged they used the Violence in Boston donations for vacations and personal expenses. Donations came from individuals, but also the Suffolk County district attorney's office and the city of Boston. The couple was also accused of collecting pandemic unemployment and rental benefits they weren't owed.\n\nClark Grant [died](https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/boston\/news\/clark-grant-death-violence-in-boston-monica-cannon-grant\/) in a motorcycle crash in 2023.\n\nIt was a shocking fall for Cannon-Grant, who had become a prominent activist in Boston after the killing of George Floyd in 2020. She organized [marches](https:\/\/www.wbur.org\/news\/2020\/06\/02\/vigil-attendees-gather-at-franklin-park-to-protest-police-brutality) that drew thousands of people to the streets to protest police brutality. And she was named one of the [Bostonians of the Year](https:\/\/www.bostonglobe.com\/2020\/12\/10\/magazine\/movement-against-racism-is-broad-deep-here-are-some-people-making-change-happen\/) in 2020 by the Boston Globe.\n\nThe total forfeiture amount, ordered by Judge Angel Kelley, is made up of roughly \\$180,000 in money diverted from her nonprofit, with the rest fraudulently obtained rental assistance and pandemic unemployment funds.\n\nViolence in Boston was [shut down](https:\/\/www.wbur.org\/news\/2022\/07\/10\/violence-in-boston-nonprofit-shut-down-board) by its board in 2022.\n\n## Related:\n- [Monica Cannon-Grant pleads guilty on federal fraud charges](https:\/\/www.wbur.org\/news\/2025\/09\/22\/monica-cannon-grant-plea-guilty-federal-fraud)\n\nSupport WBUR\n\nAdvertisements on wbur.org help support the news. 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Please consider a [donation today\\!](https:\/\/donate.wbur.org\/secure\/give?utm_medium=web&utm_source=wbur.org&utm_term=ad_block_message)\n\n![Monica Cannon-Grant speaks at a Black Lives Matter rally at Madison Park High School on Martin Luther King Day in 2021. (Jesse Costa\/WBUR)](https:\/\/media.wbur.org\/wp\/2022\/03\/0118_blm-mlk06-1-1000x667.jpg)\n\nMonica Cannon-Grant speaks at a Black Lives Matter rally at Madison Park High School on Martin Luther King Day in 2021. (Jesse Costa\/WBUR)\n\nA federal judge has [ordered](https:\/\/media.wbur.org\/wp\/2026\/03\/cannon-grant-financial-order.pdf) former community organizer Monica Cannon-Grant to repay \\$224,000 tied to fraud that included embezzling from her nonprofit, Violence in Boston.\n\nIn January, Cannon-Grant was sentenced to four years probation, six months of home detention and 100 hours of community service after pleading guilty last year to 18 counts ranging from wire fraud to filing false tax returns.\n\nIn 2022, Cannon-Grant and her then-husband Clark Grant were charged in a [sweeping federal indictment](https:\/\/www.wbur.org\/news\/2022\/03\/29\/monica-cannon-grant-plead-not-guilty-fraud-charges-boston) that alleged they used the Violence in Boston donations for vacations and personal expenses. Donations came from individuals, but also the Suffolk County district attorney's office and the city of Boston. The couple was also accused of collecting pandemic unemployment and rental benefits they weren't owed.\n\nClark Grant [died](https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/boston\/news\/clark-grant-death-violence-in-boston-monica-cannon-grant\/) in a motorcycle crash in 2023.\n\nIt was a shocking fall for Cannon-Grant, who had become a prominent activist in Boston after the killing of George Floyd in 2020. She organized [marches](https:\/\/www.wbur.org\/news\/2020\/06\/02\/vigil-attendees-gather-at-franklin-park-to-protest-police-brutality) that drew thousands of people to the streets to protest police brutality. 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Boilerpipe Text	Support WBUR Advertisements on wbur.org help support the news. Please consider a donation today! Monica Cannon-Grant speaks at a Black Lives Matter rally at Madison Park High School on Martin Luther King Day in 2021. (Jesse Costa/WBUR) A federal judge has ordered former community organizer Monica Cannon-Grant to repay $224,000 tied to fraud that included embezzling from her nonprofit, Violence in Boston. In January, Cannon-Grant was sentenced to four years probation, six months of home detention and 100 hours of community service after pleading guilty last year to 18 counts ranging from wire fraud to filing false tax returns. In 2022, Cannon-Grant and her then-husband Clark Grant were charged in a sweeping federal indictment that alleged they used the Violence in Boston donations for vacations and personal expenses. Donations came from individuals, but also the Suffolk County district attorney's office and the city of Boston. The couple was also accused of collecting pandemic unemployment and rental benefits they weren't owed. Clark Grant died in a motorcycle crash in 2023. It was a shocking fall for Cannon-Grant, who had become a prominent activist in Boston after the killing of George Floyd in 2020. She organized marches that drew thousands of people to the streets to protest police brutality. And she was named one of the Bostonians of the Year in 2020 by the Boston Globe. The total forfeiture amount, ordered by Judge Angel Kelley, is made up of roughly $180,000 in money diverted from her nonprofit, with the rest fraudulently obtained rental assistance and pandemic unemployment funds. Violence in Boston was shut down by its board in 2022.
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(Jesse Costa/WBUR) A federal judge has [ordered](https://media.wbur.org/wp/2026/03/cannon-grant-financial-order.pdf) former community organizer Monica Cannon-Grant to repay \$224,000 tied to fraud that included embezzling from her nonprofit, Violence in Boston. In January, Cannon-Grant was sentenced to four years probation, six months of home detention and 100 hours of community service after pleading guilty last year to 18 counts ranging from wire fraud to filing false tax returns. In 2022, Cannon-Grant and her then-husband Clark Grant were charged in a [sweeping federal indictment](https://www.wbur.org/news/2022/03/29/monica-cannon-grant-plead-not-guilty-fraud-charges-boston) that alleged they used the Violence in Boston donations for vacations and personal expenses. Donations came from individuals, but also the Suffolk County district attorney's office and the city of Boston. The couple was also accused of collecting pandemic unemployment and rental benefits they weren't owed. Clark Grant [died](https://www.cbsnews.com/boston/news/clark-grant-death-violence-in-boston-monica-cannon-grant/) in a motorcycle crash in 2023. It was a shocking fall for Cannon-Grant, who had become a prominent activist in Boston after the killing of George Floyd in 2020. She organized [marches](https://www.wbur.org/news/2020/06/02/vigil-attendees-gather-at-franklin-park-to-protest-police-brutality) that drew thousands of people to the streets to protest police brutality. And she was named one of the [Bostonians of the Year](https://www.bostonglobe.com/2020/12/10/magazine/movement-against-racism-is-broad-deep-here-are-some-people-making-change-happen/) in 2020 by the Boston Globe. The total forfeiture amount, ordered by Judge Angel Kelley, is made up of roughly \$180,000 in money diverted from her nonprofit, with the rest fraudulently obtained rental assistance and pandemic unemployment funds. 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Readable Markdown	Support WBUR Advertisements on wbur.org help support the news. Please consider a [donation today\!](https://donate.wbur.org/secure/give?utm_medium=web&utm_source=wbur.org&utm_term=ad_block_message) ![Monica Cannon-Grant speaks at a Black Lives Matter rally at Madison Park High School on Martin Luther King Day in 2021. (Jesse Costa/WBUR)](https://media.wbur.org/wp/2022/03/0118_blm-mlk06-1-1000x667.jpg) Monica Cannon-Grant speaks at a Black Lives Matter rally at Madison Park High School on Martin Luther King Day in 2021. (Jesse Costa/WBUR) A federal judge has [ordered](https://media.wbur.org/wp/2026/03/cannon-grant-financial-order.pdf) former community organizer Monica Cannon-Grant to repay \$224,000 tied to fraud that included embezzling from her nonprofit, Violence in Boston. In January, Cannon-Grant was sentenced to four years probation, six months of home detention and 100 hours of community service after pleading guilty last year to 18 counts ranging from wire fraud to filing false tax returns. In 2022, Cannon-Grant and her then-husband Clark Grant were charged in a [sweeping federal indictment](https://www.wbur.org/news/2022/03/29/monica-cannon-grant-plead-not-guilty-fraud-charges-boston) that alleged they used the Violence in Boston donations for vacations and personal expenses. Donations came from individuals, but also the Suffolk County district attorney's office and the city of Boston. The couple was also accused of collecting pandemic unemployment and rental benefits they weren't owed. Clark Grant [died](https://www.cbsnews.com/boston/news/clark-grant-death-violence-in-boston-monica-cannon-grant/) in a motorcycle crash in 2023. It was a shocking fall for Cannon-Grant, who had become a prominent activist in Boston after the killing of George Floyd in 2020. She organized [marches](https://www.wbur.org/news/2020/06/02/vigil-attendees-gather-at-franklin-park-to-protest-police-brutality) that drew thousands of people to the streets to protest police brutality. And she was named one of the [Bostonians of the Year](https://www.bostonglobe.com/2020/12/10/magazine/movement-against-racism-is-broad-deep-here-are-some-people-making-change-happen/) in 2020 by the Boston Globe. The total forfeiture amount, ordered by Judge Angel Kelley, is made up of roughly \$180,000 in money diverted from her nonprofit, with the rest fraudulently obtained rental assistance and pandemic unemployment funds. Violence in Boston was [shut down](https://www.wbur.org/news/2022/07/10/violence-in-boston-nonprofit-shut-down-board) by its board in 2022.
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