DOJ expands indictment against SPLC, alleging $4M secretly funneled to KKK and extremist groups
The Department of Justice has expanded its indictment against the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC), alleging that the nonprofit funneled over $4 million to extremist groups, including the Ku Klux Klan. The indictment includes multiple counts of wire fraud and false statements related to the concealment of these payments. The SPLC has faced criticism from both Democrats and conservatives regarding its practices and labeling of right-wing organizations as hate groups.
- ▪The SPLC is accused of secretly funneling more than $3 million in donor funds to extremist organizations from 2014 to 2023.
- ▪The indictment includes six counts of wire fraud and four counts of making false statements to a federally insured bank.
- ▪Prosecutors allege that the SPLC opened bank accounts tied to fictitious entities to conceal the payments.
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Hate Crime DOJ expands indictment against SPLC, alleging $4M secretly funneled to KKK and extremist groups Prosecutors allege the nonprofit opened bank accounts tied to fictitious entities to conceal the payments By Michael Sinkewicz Fox News Published June 2, 2026 11:21pm EDT Facebook Twitter Threads Flipboard Comments Print Email Add Fox News on Google close Video Southern Poverty Law Center charged with fraud over alleged extremist group payments Fox News' Christina Coleman joins 'Fox News @ Night' reporting on the Southern Poverty Law Center's fraud charges for allegedly funneling donor money to extremist groups. Democrats criticize the indictment, while conservatives blast SPLC's history of labeling right-wing organizations as hate groups.
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