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April 21, 2026
Justice Department Charges Southern Poverty Law Center with Fraud
- The SPLC faces an indictment with six counts of wire fraud, four counts of bank fraud, and one count of conspiracy to commit money laundering, accused of funneling over $3 million to informants from 2014 to 2023.
- Payments included over $1 million to an informant who infiltrated the National Alliance and $270,000 to a person involved in the deadly Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville.
- Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche stated that the SPLC misled its supporters by misrepresenting the use of donated funds, claiming it was not dismantling extremist groups but instead funding them.
18 Sources
- Southern Poverty Law Center says Justice Department is investigating its work with informantsApr 21, 2026 at 2:09 PM · CNN
- Southern Poverty Law Center facing Justice Department probe over use of paid informants to infiltrate hate groupsApr 21, 2026 at 2:14 PM · CBS News
- Southern Poverty Law Center says it's being investigated by DOJApr 21, 2026 at 3:11 PM · The Hill
- Southern Poverty Law Center Says It Is Under Investigation by Justice Dept.Apr 21, 2026 at 3:12 PM · NYT
- US DoJ launches investigation into Southern Poverty Law CenterApr 21, 2026 at 3:44 PM · The Guardian
- Southern Poverty Law Center says it faces DOJ probe over paid informantsApr 21, 2026 at 4:04 PM · Washington Post
- Southern Poverty Law Center says it's being 'targeted' by Trump administrationApr 21, 2026 at 5:24 PM · NBC
- Hate group monitor the Southern Poverty Law Center says Trump’s DOJ is investigating itApr 21, 2026 at 5:54 PM · Independent
- Southern Poverty Law Center says it's under DOJ investigationApr 21, 2026 at 6:37 PM · Fox News
- DOJ charges Southern Poverty Law Center with fraud over secret funding of extremist groupsApr 21, 2026 at 9:42 PM · CNBC
- Southern Poverty Law Center indicted on federal fraud charges related to past use of paid informantsApr 21, 2026 at 9:46 PM · Independent
- DOJ says Southern Poverty Law Center funneled $3M+ to white supremacist and extremist groupsApr 21, 2026 at 9:58 PM · Fox News
- DOJ says Southern Poverty Law Center funneled $3M+ to white supremacist and extremist groups like the KKKApr 21, 2026 at 9:58 PM · Fox News
- Southern Poverty Law Center indicted on federal fraud chargesApr 21, 2026 at 10:52 PM · NPR
- DOJ charges Southern Poverty Law Center with fraud amid denials from civil rights groupApr 21, 2026 at 10:53 PM · The Hill
- Southern Poverty Law Center Charged With Financial CrimesApr 22, 2026 at 12:32 AM · WSJ
- Why was the Southern Poverty Law Center indicted on federal fraud charges?Apr 22, 2026 at 1:13 AM · The Guardian
- US files fraud charges against Southern Poverty Law CenterApr 22, 2026 at 9:09 AM · BBC