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DOJ charges Southern Poverty Law Center with fraud amid denials from civil rights group

The Hill News April 21, 2026 at 10:53 PM
DOJ charges Southern Poverty Law Center with fraud amid denials from civil rights group

The Justice Department on Tuesday announced an 11-count indictment against the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) including bank and wire fraud, charging the group in connection with a now-defunct program that used paid informants to monitor extremist groups. The charges include six counts of wire fraud, four counts of bank fraud and one count of conspiracy…

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