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BLM Activist Jailed After Spending £32,000 She Raised for Youth Group on Herself

by Will Jones
1 November 2023 8:00 PM

An organiser of a Black Lives Matter protest used her profile to raise money for charity and then spent it on herself, a judge said as she was jailed for two and a half years. The Telegraph has the story.

Xahra Saleem, now aged 23, gained a high public profile as a member of the BLM march in Bristol in 2020, formed as a response to the murder of black man George Floyd by police in the U.S.

Saleem, from Romford, east London, previously pleaded guilty to fraud by abusing her position as director of Changing Your Mindset Ltd, by transferring monies to her personal bank accounts and then spending it between June 2020 and September 2021.

Judge Michael Longman, sentencing at Bristol Crown Court, said Saleem had gained a high public profile from her BLM involvement and she had used it, with the help of others, to raise money to try to support young people in the St Paul’s area of Bristol.

The judge told Saleem this was “a worthwhile cause but that money you then used not for their benefit but for your own, funding a lifestyle for yourself that you could not otherwise have afforded”.

The prosecution said that, in the 15 months to September 2021, there were more than 2,500 payments made from Saleem’s account which included standard living expenses such as general shopping and bills, plus a new iPhone, hair and beauty appointments, clothes stores, Amazon purchases, taxis and takeaways.

The court heard that Saleem appeared to be devoted to the cause and someone who could be trusted and she came into contact with community worker Rebecca Scott who helped her set up the BLM march.

The judge said Saleem then “in gratitude” offered to set up a fundraising page, which went live in 2020, with the money raised being earmarked for projects to help the young in St. Paul’s.

The page was set up around the time of the demonstration in Bristol that ended with a statue of Edward Colston being toppled into the city’s harbour.

A youth organisation called Changing Your Mindset Ltd was set up which “plainly had a charitable purpose”, the judge added.

Saleem became a director, along with others who were already active in the St Paul’s community, but setting up a business account as intended at the point was difficult.

The judge said: “The amount raised exceeded expectations by a significant margin and raised over £32,000.”

Worth reading in full.

Tags: Black Lives MatterBLMFraudHypocrisyWoke

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NeilParkin
NeilParkin
1 year ago

What..? No BMW..?

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huxleypiggles
huxleypiggles
1 year ago
Reply to  NeilParkin

It’s highly probable that she will get her natural afro back while she’s inside and even better news she has a criminal record. Both credentials should enhance her standing amongst the BLM fraternity.

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Brett_McS
Brett_McS
1 year ago

A BLM grifter cheats BLM supporters and ends up in gaol. It’s win-win!

Last edited 1 year ago by Brett_McS
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sskinner
sskinner
1 year ago

And what about the rest of them? And what about those that desecrated the Cenotaph?

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huxleypiggles
huxleypiggles
1 year ago

https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/worlds-oldest-central-bank-seeking-7-billion-bailout-after-massive-bond-losses

Is this the start of the collapse?

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WyrdWoman
WyrdWoman
1 year ago
Reply to  huxleypiggles

Riksbank needs a bailout of $7 billion? There are a few philanthropaths and pharmapaths out there for whom this is little more than pocket money.

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mariawarmth
mariawarmth
1 year ago

The statue should have been put back up. Spineless authorities capitulating to the false virtue signalling mob isn’t turning out well. Mostly peaceful they are not and theft too. Build large mansions is their new name.

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Matt Dalby
Matt Dalby
1 year ago
Reply to  mariawarmth

Lunatic morons, or little marxists would be other good names for them.

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varmint
varmint
1 year ago

So she forgot to say she was in the wrong lefty group. Instead of BLM she meant to say MBM (My bank account matters)

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Jack23
Jack23
1 year ago

Her real name (Yvonne Mainer) obviously wasn’t ‘edgy’ and ‘right on’ enough for her.

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RTSC
RTSC
1 year ago

In her mind, some black lives obviously matter far more than others.

Just another Prize Pig who is “more equal” than the other ones who support BLM.

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