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Southern Poverty Law Center says it faces a Justice Department criminal probe over paid informants
Bryan Fair says the nonprofit used paid informants to monitor violent extremist groups and shared intelligence with law enforcement, while denying the program is ongoing.
- The Southern Poverty Law Center was indicted on 11 counts, including bank fraud and conspiracy to commit money laundering, related to its use of paid informants to infiltrate extremist groups.
- Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche and a federal grand jury stated the SPLC used paid informants to gather intelligence on extremist groups and shared this information with law enforcement.
- The SPLC has faced criticism from conservatives who accuse the organization of unfairly labeling right-wing groups as extremist.
- The Justice Department's criminal investigation of the SPLC occurs amid concerns about potential political weaponization of prosecutorial power.
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Leftist attack organization SPLC under criminal investigation for...
The Justice Department has launched an investigation into the Southern Poverty Law Center over its paid informant program, the SPLC announced Tuesday. Bryan Fair, the group's interim president and CEO, said in a video statement that the SPLC faces "a criminal investigation and possible charges." "Although we don't know all the details, the focus appears to be on the SPLC's prior use of paid confidential informants to gather credible intelligence…
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What to know about the Southern Poverty Law Center
The Southern Poverty Law Center is in the spotlight after the civil rights group announced Tuesday that it is the subject of a U.S. Justice Department criminal investigation because of its past use of paid informants. The SPLC was created…
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