US Files Fraud Charges Against Southern Poverty Law Center

US files fraud charges against Southern Poverty Law Center

The Southern Poverty Law Center said it would "vigorously defend ourselves, our staff, and our work".

What to know about the Southern Poverty Law Center and why it is being indicted

What to know about the Southern Poverty Law Center's history and controversies

Why was the Southern Poverty Law Center indicted on federal fraud charges?

Charges alleged the center paid informants to infiltrate extremist groups without disclosing payments to donorsThe Southern Poverty Law Center was indicted on Tuesday on federal fraud charges, alleging it improperly paid informants to infiltrate extremist groups without disclosing the payments to donors, acting attorney general Todd Blanche said.The center’s CEO Bryan Fair said the payments went to confidential informants in order to monitor thr…

Leftist SPLC funneled $3M to KKK, Nazi groups, DOJ says

In a sweeping indictment, FBI Director Kash Patel and Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche accused the left-leaning nonprofit Southern Poverty Law Center of committing fraud to pay members of white supremacist groups.

Southern Poverty Law Center indicted on federal fraud charges related to past use of paid informants

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Southern Poverty Law Center was indicted Tuesday on federal fraud charges alleging it improperly raised millions of dollars to pay informants to infiltrate the Ku Klux Klan and other extremist groups, acting Attorney General T