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SPLC Indicted on Fraud Charges
The Department of Justice alleges that the civil rights organization funneled millions of dollars through shell accounts and prepaid cards to pay white supremacist figures.
These informants were reportedly used to stoke racial hatred and provide the center with evidence to solicit more donations from the public.
The SPLC's interim leadership has denounced the investigation as a politically motivated attack by the Trump administration intended to silence its critics.
If convicted, the Alabama-based nonprofit faces the forfeiture of millions in assets linked to the alleged decade-long scheme.
Southern Poverty Law Center
American nonprofit legal advocacy organization specializing in civil rights and public interest litigation
American nonprofit legal advocacy organization specializing in civil rights and public interest litigation
Todd Blanche
American attorney (born 1974)
American attorney (born 1974)
Department of Justice of Hong Kong
Department of the Hong Kong Government
Department of the Hong Kong Government
Ku Klux Klan
American white supremacist hate group
American white supremacist hate group
Kash Patel
Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation
Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation