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politics29 days ago•3 min saved

SPLC fights indictment, arguing DOJ knew of informants

An 11-count indictment accuses the Southern Poverty Law Center of wire fraud, bank fraud and money laundering tied to paid confidential sources who provided information on right-wing extremist groups; SPLC says federal officials were aware of the informants and argues the case seeks to criminalize routine investigative tools, filing motions for grand jury disclosures and to counter prejudicial public statements, with the DOJ ordered to respond by May 5 amid political reaction.

via NBC News|

#doj #fraud #grand-jury

politics1 month ago•10 min saved

SPLC Donors Rally Behind Group as DOJ Indictment Accuses It of Paying Informants

Dozens of SPLC donors tell The Intercept they support the group and view the DOJ indictment accusing it of funding and routing payments to informants as misguided, arguing that using donor money to infiltrate hate groups is essential to its Hatewatch work, with several donors even increasing contributions despite the charges.

via The Intercept|

#doj-indictment #extremism #hate-groups

crime1 month ago•4 min saved

SPLC indicted for allegedly using donor funds to pay informants infiltrating extremist groups

U.S. prosecutors indicted the Southern Poverty Law Center on federal wire, bank fraud and conspiracy to commit money laundering charges, alleging the charity used donor funds to pay confidential informants infiltrating extremist groups without disclosing these payments to donors or authorities; the indictment notes at least $3 million in payments from 2014–2023 to informants linked to groups like the Ku Klux Klan and Aryan Nations. SPLC says the payments funded intelligence work to monitor threats and that information was shared with law enforcement, while legal experts say the case centers on the alleged use of funds rather than ordinary fraud and may hinge on proving deliberate deceit about purposes of the payments.

via The Guardian|

#crime #donors #extremist-groups

politics1 month ago•4 min saved

SPLC Faces Federal Fraud Indictment Over Donor-Funded Informant Program

The Southern Poverty Law Center was indicted on federal charges including wire fraud, bank fraud and money laundering for allegedly using donor funds to pay informants infiltrating far-right groups, with at least $3 million paid to various groups between 2014 and 2023; the DOJ says the center financed the extremism it claims to oppose, while SPLC defends the programme as a covert effort to monitor threats.

via Al Jazeera|

#doj #far-right-groups #fraud-charges

politics1 year ago•2 min saved

Watchdog: FBI Informants Present, No Agents at Capitol Riot

A Justice Department report reveals that over two dozen FBI informants were present in Washington, D.C., during the January 6 Capitol riot, but no full-time undercover agents participated. The report criticizes the FBI for not adequately using its field offices to gather intelligence that might have predicted the riot. Despite conspiracy theories suggesting FBI involvement, the report clarifies that informants were not authorized to enter the Capitol, though four did. The FBI's handling of intelligence and informants has been scrutinized, while President-elect Donald Trump has promised to pardon many convicted rioters.

via BBC.com|

#capitol-riot #fbi #informants

politics2 years ago•3 min saved

Trump Bombshell Triggers Chaos: Dominoes Falling, Fake Electors Exposed

CNN's Jake Tapper asked New York Times correspondent and CNN analyst Maggie Haberman if the recent reporting on a former ally spilling about ex-President Donald Trump's election plot signifies the start of a wave of informants. Haberman noted that the ally's cooperation with investigations in Michigan and Wisconsin could be damaging to Trump, but it remains uncertain if others in Trump's circle, such as former White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows, will flip. The conversation also highlighted Trump's tendency to seek out opinions that align with his desires, even if they come from unfamiliar sources.

via Mediaite|

#donald-trump #election-plot #informants

conflict2 years ago•2 min saved

Palestinian Militants Execute Alleged IDF Spies, Publicly Display Corpses

Two Palestinian men accused of collaborating with Israel were executed and their bodies publicly displayed in Tulkarm on the West Bank. The men were allegedly involved in the deaths of three Palestinian fighters. The "Resistance Security" organization claimed responsibility for the executions, emphasizing a zero-tolerance policy for informants. Violence in the West Bank has escalated since Hamas attacks on Israel in October, with the IDF conducting arrests and targeted assassinations, and extremist Jewish settlers launching attacks on Palestinians.

via Business Insider|

#conflict #executions #informants

politics3 years ago•5 min saved

Proud Boys' Conviction and Far-Right Threats: What Comes Next?

The recent conviction of four members of the Proud Boys for seditious conspiracy has overshadowed the fact that both the former leader, Enrique Tarrio, and as many as eight other Proud Boys were FBI informants, helping law enforcement to target left-wing activists. Shockingly, only two news outlets mentioned this fact, potentially obscuring the FBI's failure to prevent the Capitol riot and its historical fixation on left-wing protests. The media's failure to mention the FBI's link to the Proud Boys ensures that law enforcement agencies face no accountability for their stunning failures on the day, ironically making a repeat of the Capitol riot far more likely.

via Jacobin magazine|

#capitol-riot #fbi #informants

law-and-crime3 years ago•8 min saved

Proud Boys informants exposed during trial.

In a rare move, at least four FBI sources were called as witnesses for the defense in the ongoing trial of five Proud Boys leaders accused of seditious conspiracy in connection with the Jan. 6 Capitol riot. The role reversal highlights intelligence failures leading up to the riot, as the FBI was unprepared despite having inroads into the groups now accused of plotting the violence. Defense attorneys have said in court that they count eight or nine informants referenced during the proceedings. The trial has lasted nearly three months.

via The Washington Post|

#fbi #informants #jan-6-capitol-riot

crime3 years ago•6 min saved

FBI Informants Play Key Role in Proud Boys Sedition Trial

The trial of five Proud Boys accused of sedition in connection with the storming of the Capitol has revealed an unusual number of informants that the FBI had in or near the group. Defense lawyers had suggested that the bureau had as many as eight informants in the far-right organization in the months surrounding Jan. 6, 2021. The newly disclosed informant, a Texas-based activist named Jen Loh, took part in prayer meetings with some of the defendants’ relatives and had multiple contacts with the defendants themselves while they have been in jail. The defense has upended the standard pattern and rather than attacking the informants has embraced them, issuing subpoenas to more than a half-dozen to appear as witnesses at the trial.

via The New York Times|

#capitol-attack #crime #fbi