A far-left activist who rose to prominence in the wake of George Floyd’s death is in the final stages of a staggering fall from grace, as she is soon to face accountability for the crimes she is accused of committing.

Monica Cannon-Grant, who found herself under legal scrutiny related to the nonprofit organization she founded amid the ascent of the Black Lives Matter movement, has just filed notice of her intent to reverse course and plead guilty to a long list of fraud charges, as CBS News reports.

Legal saga reaching its conclusion

It was in March of 2022 that Cannon-Grant and her late husband, Clark Grant, were indicted on a series of charges involving their allegedly fraudulent use of funds donated to Violence in Boston, the organization they founded and led.

Cannon-Grant stood accused of using grant money and charitable gifts to pay for personal expenses such as hotel stays, groceries, dining out, nail salons, gas, and more.

The pair was also alleged to have accepted $100,000 in Pandemic Unemployment Assistance funds, despite also taking income from the nonprofit, collecting ancillary consulting fees, and receiving a salary from Mr. Grant’s full-time job.

Additional fraud charges were leveled in 2023 over allegations that Cannon-Grant defrauded the City of Boston via a COVID-19 relief fund and also took steps to hide household income in order to secure rental assistance payments to which she was not otherwise entitled.

Mr. Grant died in a March 2023 motorcycle collision, leaving Cannon-Grant to face the charges on her own, allegations to which she and her husband had both pleaded not guilty in 2022.

Changing course

On Friday of last week, Cannon-Grant notified the court that she was requesting a change of plea hearing ahead of her trial’s scheduled start date.

Based on the language used in her request, court observers indicated that Cannon-Grant likely intends to either plead guilty or no contest, as the Boston Herald notes.

In 2022, the board of directors of Violence in Boston fired Cannon-Grant from the charity she founded, with the organization subsequently shutting down.

The entire saga represented a swift downfall for someone previously given the titles of “Bostonian of the Year” by the Boston Globe Magazine and “best social justice advocate” by Boston Magazine, as the Daily Mail reported.

Defiance persists

Remorse did not seem to be on Cannon-Grant’s mind when she was contacted by the Mail for comment on the latest developments in her case, with the accused replying, “Respectfully, F**k You!”

Cannon-Grant continued her tirade, saying, “You wasn’t [sic] reaching out or interested in my side of the story when I caught this case 4 ½ years ago and you wasn’t [sic] reaching out when my deceased husband was murdered so yeah f**k you."

As such, it does not appear that a thoughtful and honest reckoning from the defendant over what appear to be serious ethical and legal lapses is likely on the cards.