Leader of Nonprofit Promising to Bail out Black Transgender Criminals Charged With Stealing Nearly $100K in Donations

The leader of a New York-based nonprofit that promises to bail out black transgender criminals has been charged with stealing nearly $100,000 in donations.

“Dominique” Morgan, 42, of the Okra Project, has been charged with one count of second-degree grand larceny and 23 counts of first-degree falsifying business records.

According to the Okra Project’s website, the organization “is focused on supporting Black Trans people and alleviating the barriers that our community faces. We envision a safe, abundant, and equitable life for Black Trans people across the United States, and our service pillars reflect this vision.”

Morgan is accused of making up fake transgender people that the organization was supposedly providing aid to. Instead, he was “using the money for personal benefit,” according to a press release from Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez.

While serving as the organization’s executive director, Morgan was paid a salary of over $200,000 annually.

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According to a report from LGBTQ Nation, “Morgan previously worked as the executive director of prison abolition nonprofit Black & Pink {snip}”

“Last year, the Nebraska native had a street in Omaha named after her, the first formerly incarcerated person in the state and the first Black trans woman in the U.S. to receive a similar honor,” the report continued. {snip}

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