SPLC indicted for fraud

In a stunning reversal of roles, the nation's most prominent civil rights watchdog is now the target of a federal criminal investigation.

The DOJ alleges that the SPLC paid a Klan informant more money in a single year than one of the top organizing groups for the Charlottesville rally brought in entirely.

Conservative critics have seized on the indictment, arguing that the SPLC has become a 'partisan smear machine' that manufactures threats to boost fundraising.

Former Senator Doug Jones has countered that the prosecution is 'pure political retribution' aimed at silencing civil rights advocacy during a volatile election cycle.