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politics1 month 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

politics1 month ago•11 min saved

Midnight Truth Social Tirade: Trump's Late-Night Rage Unleashed

Trump posted and re-posted a wild, hours-long late-night string of messages on Truth Social, demanding Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer resign, calling to end the filibuster, and accusing Obama and Clinton of treason, while pushing unfounded claims about the 2020 election; about 90 minutes later he added more posts, including memes and attacks on birthright citizenship and the SPLC.

via HuffPost|

#2020-election #politics #schumer

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

crime1 month ago•3 min saved

DOJ Alleges SPLC Funded White-Supremacist Groups in 11-Count Fraud Indictment

The Department of Justice has indicted the Southern Poverty Law Center on 11 counts—wire fraud, bank fraud, and money laundering—alleging it secretly funded eight individuals tied to white-supremacist groups with at least $3 million between 2014 and 2023, contradicting its mission to combat extremism; the SPLC denies the charges and says it will vigorously defend itself.

via CNBC|

#crime #doj-indictment #extremist-funding

justice1 month ago•19 min saved

SPLC Faces DOJ Probe Over Paid Informants

The Southern Poverty Law Center says it is under a Justice Department investigation—potentially criminal charges—over its past use of paid informants to infiltrate extremist groups, with interim president Bryan Fair vowing the organization will not be intimidated.

via The Washington Post|

#civil-rights #doj-investigation #extremist-groups

politics1 month ago•2 min saved

SPLC claims Trump-era criminal probe targets its civil-rights work

The Southern Poverty Law Center says it is facing a criminal investigation from the Trump administration over its use of confidential informants who gathered evidence on violent extremist groups; federal authorities have not publicly confirmed any probe, while the SPLC argues the informants saved lives and casts the move as politically motivated amid broader tensions with the administration.

via NBC News|

#confidential-informants #criminal-investigation #fbi

politics8 months ago•2 min saved

FBI Ends Partnerships with SPLC and ADL Amid Right-Wing Backlash

The FBI has ended its partnership with the Southern Poverty Law Center, citing concerns over the organization's partisan activities and its hate map, amidst broader shifts in civil rights protections under the Trump administration, including reduced funding for hate crime prevention and increased framing of protections as discriminatory against white people.

via Axios|

#civil-rights #fbi #hate-crimes

politics3 years ago•3 min saved

Rise of politically active anti-government groups in Florida

The Southern Poverty Law Center has listed Moms for Liberty, a Republican-connected "parents' rights" group, as an "anti-government extremist" organization in its latest Year in Hate & Extremism report. The group opposes teaching about racism, racist history, and LGBTQ+-inclusive policies in public schools and has sought to land members and supporters on school board seats. The SPLC report also warns that hate groups are increasingly targeting schools, with established hate groups like the Proud Boys joining radical parents' groups in attacking public education.

via The Guardian|

#education #extremism #moms-for-liberty