DOJ says Southern Poverty Law Center funneled $3M+ to white supremacist and extremist groups

The DOJ and FBI accuse the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) of funneling over $3 million to white supremacist and extremist groups between 2014 and 2023. An 11-count indictment alleges wire fraud, bank fraud, and conspiracy to commit money laundering, with SPLC allegedly using shell companies and fictitious organizations to conceal payments to individuals affiliated with groups like the Ku Klux Klan and National Socialist Movement.