SPLC Indicted on Federal Fraud Charges

Federal prosecutors allege that the SPLC funneled over $3 million to extremist groups, including the Ku Klux Klan, to 'manufacture racism' and justify its fundraising efforts.

The charges include six counts of wire fraud and four counts of bank fraud related to a now-defunct program that used paid informants.

SPLC leadership has denied the allegations, calling the investigation a politically motivated attack by the Trump administration.

If convicted, the Alabama-based nonprofit could face the forfeiture of millions of dollars in linked assets.