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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Josh Marcus

Southern Poverty Law Center floats sanctions against DOJ after unsigned indictment shared with media before being filed in court

The Southern Poverty Law Center wants a federal court to potentially sanction the Department of Justice for allegedly sharing a draft version of an indictment in its informant's case with the media before it was properly filed in court.

On Tuesday, the DOJ filed a superseding indictment in an Alabama court against the nonprofit in its case, alleging the civil rights group committed fraud relating to its paid informant program.

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