US EditionBenson faces scrutiny over SPLC ties as group indicted
- Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson has personal and institutional ties to the Southern Poverty Law Center , where she worked undercover in the late 1990s and later served on the board of directors.
- The SPLC is under a U.S. Department of Justice criminal investigation for its use of paid informants to infiltrate extremist groups and faces 11 federal indictment counts including wire fraud, false statements, and conspiracy to commit money laundering.
- The DOJ alleges the SPLC secretly funneled over $3 million in donations to individuals linked to violent extremist groups like the Ku Klux Klan and Aryan Nations.
- Benson's involvement with the SPLC, including her undercover work and board membership, is questioned amid the federal investigation as she is a leading candidate for Michigan's 2026 governor race.
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Democrat Governor Hopeful’s SPLC Board Tenure Overlapped With Alleged Payments To Extremist ‘Informants’
Democratic Jocelyn Benson served on the board of a civil rights group that allegedly defrauded donors by paying “informants” in groups it deemed “extremist.”
Jocelyn Benson Was on the Board Amid SPLC Funding KKK
Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson served on the board of the Southern Poverty Law Center while the SPLC paid members of the Ku Klux Klan and the Aryan Nations. Benson, a Democrat running for governor, joined the organization’s board in 2014 and left in 2019, when the SPLC fired its co-founder, Morris Dees, amid a racial discrimination and sexual harassment scandal. The SPLC gained its reputation by suing Ku Klux Klan groups into bankrup…
Michigan Sec of State Benson Faces Scrutiny Over SPLC Ties After Group’s Indictment
(Just The News)—Michigan Secretary of State and Democrat gubernatorial candidate Jocelyn Benson is facing scrutiny over her past role with the Southern Poverty Law Center following a federal indictment against the organization. A grand jury indictment announced by the U.S. Department of Justice on Tuesday charges the SPLC with 11 counts, including wire fraud, bank fraud and conspiracy to commit money laundering. Federal officials allege the orga…
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Benson faces scrutiny over SPLC ties as group indicted
(The Center Square) – Michigan Secretary of State and Democrat gubernatorial candidate Jocelyn Benson is facing scrutiny over her past role with the Southern Poverty Law Center following a federal indictment against the organization.
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