Federal Grand Jury Indicts SPLC Over Alleged Donor Fraud Linked to Extremist Groups
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A federal grand jury indicted the Southern Poverty Law Center on 11 counts, including wire fraud, false statements to a federally insured bank, and conspiracy to commit concealment money laundering, alleging the nonprofit diverted more than $3 million in donations to individuals tied to violent extremist groups via fictitious entities and concealed the transfers; the case seeks forfeiture of the ill-gotten gains.
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- Federal Grand Jury Charges Southern Poverty Law Center for Wire Fraud, False Statements, and Conspiracy to Commit Money Laundering Department of Justice (.gov)
- Justice Dept. Charges Prominent Civil Rights Group With Financial Crimes The New York Times
- Southern Poverty Law Center charged with defrauding donors with payments to extremist informants Anchorage Daily News
- Southern Poverty Law Center indicted on federal fraud charges The Guardian
- DOJ charges Southern Poverty Law Center over paid informants The Washington Post
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