Southern Poverty Law Center indicted on federal fraud charges related to past use of paid informants

April 21, 2026

The civil rights group faces charges including wire fraud, bank fraud and conspiracy to commit money laundering in the case brought by the Justice Department in Alabama, where the organization is based.

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