Southern Poverty Law Centers pleads not guilty in federal fraud case
Prosecutors allege $4.1 million in donations paid informants inside extremist groups, while the SPLC says the program helped law enforcement.
- On Tuesday, The Southern Poverty Law Center pleaded not guilty to federal charges alleging it defrauded donors by failing to disclose that $4.1 million in donations funded informants within extremist groups.
- The Justice Department alleges the SPLC funded extremist organizations while publicly claiming to dismantle them. Prosecutors further claim donations purchased Klux Klan robes and recruited new members for ceremonies.
- Attorney Abbe Lowell entered the plea remotely, addressing a superseding indictment that expands on charges from April. The SPLC maintains the informant program provided critical intelligence to law enforcement agencies.
- Denying any wrongdoing, the SPLC accused the Justice Department of conducting a "vindictive prosecution." The organization claims the case is part of a retribution campaign targeting perceived political enemies of President Donald Trump.
- The case is scheduled for trial in October, involving informants including white nationalists and Klux Klan members who initially approached the organization seeking assistance to exit their extremist groups.
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Report: SPLC pleads not guilty to criminal counts alleging fraud, again * WorldNetDaily * by WND Staff
Source link SPLC headquarters The Southern Poverty Law Center again has entered not guilty pleas to criminal charges it defrauded donors who wanted to fight racism and violence by sending millions of dollars to informants in groups that engaged in racism and violence. The fresh arraignment of the organization under a new superseding indictment took place
Report: SPLC pleads not guilty to criminal counts alleging fraud, again
SPLC headquarters The Southern Poverty Law Center again has entered not guilty pleas to criminal charges it defrauded donors who wanted to fight racism and violence by sending millions of dollars to informants in groups that engaged in racism and violence. The fresh arraignment of the organization under a new superseding indictment took place via...
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A recent episode from Forgotten History takes a deeper look at the federal case against the Southern Poverty Law Center, tracing the organization’s civil-rights roots before examining the paid-informant allegations now at the center of its legal fight. The episode does not treat the indictment as breaking news. Instead, it walks viewers through how SPLC built its reputation through lawsuits against racist organizations, then pivots to the questi…
SPLC pleads not guilty to accusations of funding hate groups, defrauding donors
The Southern Poverty Law Center, best known for monitoring hate groups, pleaded not guilty Tuesday to federal charges that it defrauded donors by not disclosing that some of the money would be used to pay informants in extremist organizations.
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Zero HedgeSouthern Poverty Law Center Pleads Not Guilty to Federal Fraud Charges
https://www.splcenter.org/presscenter/splc-denies-charges-vows-fight-court/The Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) on July 7 entered not guilty pleas again to 11 criminal counts alleging it defrauded donors by sending millions of dollars to informants who infiltrated white supremacist and so-called hate groups that it publicly opposed. The fresh arraignment of the nonprofit organization under a new superseding indictment took place via videoconfe…
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