BLM fraudster Tyree Conyers-Page sentenced to 42 months in prison for buying luxury goods with donation money

US District Court Judge Jeffrey Helmick of the Northern District of Ohio sentenced Page on Thursday to 42 months in federal prison. He was also ordered to pay a $400 special assessment fee, according to a press release from the Department of Justice.

Prosecutors accused Page of defrauding 18,000 donors who collectively gave hundreds of thousands of dollars to his fraudulent charity, Black Lives Matter of Greater Atlanta. Page took the donations and used them for his own personal benefit. He purchased entertainment, hotel rooms, clothing, firearms, and a property in Ohio that he intended to use as his personal residence, court documents showed.

Page continued to collect donations for his "social justice" charity through its Facebook page after the organization's tax-exempt status was revoked for failing to submit IRS Form 990 for three consecutive years. He consistently shared content on Facebook relating to social justice and racial issues in order to establish the legitimacy of his nonprofit organization, despite the fact this it was no longer tax-exempt. The convicted fraudster used Facebook to communicate privately with donors, to which he falsely claimed that their contributions would be allocated to "fight for George Floyd" and the "movement."

Prosecutors said that Page attempted to conceal the purchase of the property by using a fake name "Hi Frequency Ohio." Additionally, he asked the seller to sign a nondisclosure agreement that would have prevented the seller from listing Page as the buyer.

"Mr. Page took advantage of a cause meant to fight social injustices, using it instead to line his own pockets with thousands of dollars in donations," said US Attorney Rebecca C. Lutzko for the Northern District of Ohio. "People donate their hard-earned money to support causes they believe in, and when a fraudster like Page comes along and tries to get away with a fake charity scheme, it hurts legitimate nonprofit organizations that they rely on the generosity of others to advance their missions and make positive change in the world. This Office will hold accountable those who try to profit by scamming unsuspecting people out of their money like Page did here."

This case was investigated by the FBI Cleveland Division. Assistant US Attorneys Gene Crawford and Rob Melching prosecuted the case.

Page is a former actor and self-proclaimed "world's sexiest albino." He previously had small roles in the famous TV shows "American Horror Story" and "Constantine." Page has been embattled in several criminal matters spanning more than a decade.

He has been charged with impersonating a police officer on multiple occasions. Page, armed with a pistol, was arrested in Atlanta in December 2014 after he had cuffed a black woman at a gas station while pretending to be an Atlanta police officer. In October 2015, Page, again armed with a firearm, demanded ID from a man outside of a MARTA station while pretending to be police. The victim turned out to be an APD sergeant, police records show.

According to court records from January 2016, Page "blustered his way past security guards at the Sloppy Floyd Building by claiming he was an FBI agent." He was in possession of a firearm at that time and a witness told police that Page "possessed a greater number of weapons than I have ever observed an officer wear." Page was offered a plea deal that allowed him to enter a guilty plea to lesser charges of obstruction and carrying a weapon pertaining to this case.