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CBS and the Baltimore Banner connect FBI activity to KEYS Empowers as its executive resigns from the school board

CBS Baltimore, citing reporting by the Baltimore Banner, reported that KEYS Empowers executive director Mujahid Muhammad resigned from the Baltimore City Board of School Commissioners after federal agents conducted court-authorized activity on Liberty Road. The FBI confirmed the activity but did not identify the searched address or disclose its purpose. No charge or finding against KEYS Empowers or Muhammad was reported.

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Donor relevance

Why this matters

KEYS Empowers reportedly received more than $4.7 million in government contracts and grants during the 2023 and 2024 tax years. Court-authorized federal activity involving a publicly funded charity and the resignation of its executive from a public board warrant monitoring even though no wrongdoing has been established.

Attribution

Who reported or established this

The FBI confirmed court-authorized activity on Liberty Road. CBS Baltimore and the Baltimore Banner associated the activity with KEYS Empowers and reported Muhammad’s school-board resignation.

Evidence limits

What remains unverified

No Halo has not established the location or object of the federal activity, whether KEYS Empowers or Muhammad is a target, whether financial records are involved, or whether any law was broken.

Right of reply

Organization response

No response from KEYS Empowers or Muhammad was located in the consulted material. Baltimore school-board leaders said they would not comment on an ongoing investigation.

Classification

How No Halo records this event

Event type: Investigation. Current state: Open. No Halo preserves the current procedural state rather than treating every mention as a finding.

Published October 2, 2026 · Last verified October 5, 2026. See an error or a later outcome? Submit a correction or right of reply.