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Collin Binkley and Alanna Durkin Richer

Southern Poverty Law Center indicted on federal fraud charges related to past use of paid informants

Justice Department Southern Poverty Law Center - (Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.)

The Southern Poverty Law Center has been indicted on federal fraud charges related to its past use of paid informants to infiltrate extremist groups, Attorney General Todd Blanche said Tuesday.

The civil rights group faces charges including wire fraud, bank fraud and conspiracy to commit money laundering in the case brought by the Justice Department in Alabama, where the organization is based.

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