Charity bosses accused of stealing $6.5m to fund lavish trips, vehicles and liquor, lawsuit claims

The leaders of a defunct Minneapolis violence-prevention charity are being sued for allegedly stealing $6.5 million to fund lavish personal expenses.

Trahern Pollard and Jaclyn McGuigan, the former leaders of We Push For Peace, were named as defendants in a civil lawsuit filed by Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison on Friday.

We Push For Peace was founded by Pollard in the aftermath of the George Floyd protests and granted millions of dollars worth of contracts for community outreach and violence prevention…

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