
NPR - 9 hours 12 min ago
The Justice Department indicted the Southern Poverty Law Center Tuesday, alleging the civil rights group defrauded donors by using their money to pay informants to infiltrate extremist groups.

The Guardian - 17 hours 30 min ago
Todd Blanche announces 11-count indictment over payments to informants in extremist groups including Ku Klux Klan Sign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inbox The Southern Poverty Law Center, the prominent civil rights organization, has been indicted on federal fraud charges related to past payments it made to confidential informants to infiltrate extremist groups including the Ku Klux Klan, the justice department has announced. In a statement, Bryan Fair, the SPLC's...

New York Times - 17 hours 49 min ago
The Southern Poverty Law Center said that it was being investigated by the Justice Department over its past use of paid informants to infiltrate extremist groups.

The Hill - 19 hours 2 min ago
The Justice Department on Tuesday announced an 11-count indictment against the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) including bank and wire fraud, charging the group in connection with a now-defunct program that used paid informants to monitor extremist groups. The charges include six counts of wire fraud, four counts of bank fraud and one count of conspiracy...

Advocate - 23 hours 27 min ago
The Southern Poverty Law Center said Tuesday that it is under criminal investigation by the U.S. Department of Justice tied to its past use of paid informants. Civil rights advocates warn that it could have devastating implications for organizations that monitor extremism.