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SPLC charged with federal fraud

SPLC charged with federal fraud

Federal prosecutors allege that the SPLC illegally funneled millions of dollars to leaders of hate groups, including a former KKK Imperial Wizard, to act as informants and fuel extremist activity.

The indictment claims this strategy was used to create a false sense of crisis to spur fundraising from high-profile donors.

The White House has characterized the SPLC as a 'criminal organization' that has duped its supporters for decades.

The SPLC has dismissed the charges as a politically motivated attack on its mission to combat extremism.

Southern Poverty Law Center Nameofuser25 at English Wikipedia, Public domain
Southern Poverty Law Center
American nonprofit legal advocacy organization specializing in civil rights and public interest litigation
Todd Blanche
American attorney (born 1974)
Ku Klux Klan
American white supremacist hate group
George Soros
Hungarian-American investor and philanthropist (born 1930)