The Justice Department indicted the Southern Poverty Law Center on 11 federal fraud counts related to its paid informant program.
Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche announced a federal grand jury indictment against the SPLC on six counts of wire fraud, four counts of bank fraud, and one count of conspiracy to commit money laundering. The charges stem from the SPLC's decades-long program of paying informants affiliated with extremist groups such as the KKK, with the DOJ alleging more than $3 million was funneled to such individuals between 2014 and 2023 without donor disclosure. SPLC CEO Bryan Fair said the organization will vigorously defend itself, asserting the informant program saved lives.
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This event sits in the top 1% of divergence this week. 17 outlets covered it, splitting into 16 framing camps across 4 bias groups.
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