‘Disturbing’ BLM $6 Million Mansion Purchase Should Start DOJ Investigation, Says California Rep.

The BLM movement has come under heavy criticism for how it has handled the tens of millions of dollars in donations it has received.

A lawmaker called for an investigation of the Department of Justice (DOJ) on the reported purchase of a $6 million California mansion with charitable donations, according to a report by Fox News.

California Rep. Darrell Issa told Fox News Digital that it is time for the DOJ to launch an investigation on the matter as the "disturbing information" they are receiving is "more than enough" to warrant an investigation from the justice department.

This week, New York Magazine published a story uncovering that BLM bought a $6 million mansion in secret. The group's leaders call the property "campus," though the group never disclosed it to the public.

When the publication inquired about the house, the BLM allegedly circulated a memo discussing the option to take the controversial story down.

Lawmaker Calls for Investigation of Abuse of Non-Profit Laws

Issa says it is time for the Department of Justice (DOJ) to open an investigation.

"This definitely has the suggestion of misappropriation of charitable funds and an abuse of our non-profit laws," Issa told Fox News Digital.

The California property purchase was distinct from a 2021 deal in which BLM sent funds to a Canadian foundation managed by the widow of BLM co-founder Patrisse Cullors to purchase a $3 million home.

A financial manager for BLM executives paid $5,888,800 for the 6,785sq ft, seven-bed, six-bath property in Studio City, near Los Angeles, in October 2020.

The acquisition came only days after BLM's official charity, and the Black Lives Matter Global Network Foundation (BLMGNF) received a $66.5 million donation from individuals all over the world who were grieved by the murder of George Floyd by a Minneapolis police officer.

Pictures inside the grand home that sits on a three-quarter-acre lot reveal a pool, tree-lined yard, outdoor fireplace, 'butler's pantry,' its miniature filming studio, 24 parking spaces, and two separate guest houses along with the main house.

Inside The Luxurious Property

According to a report from The New York Post, Hollywood royalty such as Marilyn Monroe and Humphrey Bogart have been among the mansion's guests.

The mansion's listing says that it has a unique wrought iron staircase and regeneration light fixtures, knobs, and other elements.

The mansion was sold to Dyane Pascall, a Los Angeles-based real estate developer who works in the charity sector, according to property documents seen by The Post.

The luxury property was allegedly handled in ways that 'blurred boundaries' between charitable use and those that would benefit some of the organization's leaders, including Cullors, who shared a video in June of herself enjoying a ritzy brunch outside the estate with fellow officials Alicia Garza and Melina Abdullah, both of whom have since left the organization.

Officials of BLM appeared to want to make the story fade away when contacted by New York Magazine for comment on the property's existence.

The estate was discovered by the publication through a source within the firm who had access to the BLM brass' internal correspondence, according to the Daily Mail.

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