James Uthmeier opens civil investigation into Southern Poverty Law Center
The subpoena seeks records dating to 2014 on donor disclosures, informants and fundraising materials as Florida investigates alleged deceptive charitable solicitations.
- On May 4, Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier launched a civil investigation into the Southern Poverty Law Center, issuing a subpoena for internal documents regarding the organization's fundraising practices.
- Following a federal indictment last month, the state probe alleges the SPLC misled donors by funneling money to pay informants inside groups it purported to fight, including the Klux Klan.
- Demanding records on 17 specific areas by May 25, the subpoena asks whether the organization disclosed its 'informant program' to Florida donors or used funds as advertised.
- SPLC CEO Bryan Fair denied the 'false allegations,' vowing to defend the organization, while Florida law allows civil penalties of up to $5,000 for non-compliance with the subpoena.
- Investigators are also scrutinizing how the organization portrays its 'hate map' and 'Intelligence Project' to financial and technology entities, while demanding documentation regarding its 501 status and licenses.
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Florida Attorney General Opens investigation into Southern Poverty Law Center Over Fundraising Practices
Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier has launched a civil investigation into the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC), alleging the nonprofit may have engaged in deceptive and unfair practices tied to charitable solicitations and fundraising. According to an announcement from the attorney general’s office, an investigative subpoena has been issued requiring the SPLC to produce documents […] The post Florida Attorney General Opens investigation …
Florida launches civil investigation of SPLC for alleged 'deceptive' practices * WorldNetDaily * by Bob Unruh
Ku Klux Klan rally in Chicago in the 1920s (United States Library of Congress) Already, the leftist Southern Poverty Law Center has been named in an 11-count federal grand jury indictment on allegations of a decade of fraud and money laundering. The charges allege the group was paying, covertly, individuals tied to groups like the Aryan Nations, the Ku Klux Klan and the National Sociality Party of America, the American Nazi party, with money it …
Exposed? Florida Targets SPLC For Allegedly ‘Manufacturing’ Racism With Paid Informants - Tampa Free Press
Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier has opened a civil investigation into the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC), centering on allegations of deceptive fundraising and unfair trade practices. The state issued a subpoena duces tecum on May 4, 2026, ordering the Alabama-based non-profit to hand over a massive cache of internal documents by May 25. The […] Exposed? Florida Targets SPLC For Allegedly ‘Manufacturing’ Racism With Paid Informants
James Uthmeier opens civil investigation into Southern Poverty Law Center
Barely a week after a federal criminal case was launched against the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC), Florida is opening a civil investigation into the group. Attorney General James Uthmeier announced he has launched the civil probe into the SPLC for what he says is deceptive and unfair practices in raising charitable funds. Uthmeier added that a subpoena has been sent to the SPLC demanding they provide documents and other evidence by May 25.…
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