The Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) pleaded not guilty on July 7, 2026 to a DOJ superseding indictment alleging SPLC defrauded its donors by failing to disclose some of the donated funds ($4.1 million) would be used to pay informants in extremist organizations. Federal prosecutors allege SPLC used donated funds to recruit new members and purchase Ku Klux Klan robes and materials for cross-burning ceremonies. News Coverage: CBS News, Politico.…
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