"The SPLC was not dismantling these groups. It was instead manufacturing the extremism it purports to oppose by paying sources to stoke racial hatred."
"The money was passed from the center through two different bank accounts before being loaded onto prepaid cards to give to the members of the extremist groups."
"The group never disclosed to donors details of the informant program, he said. They're required to under the laws associated with a nonprofit to have certain transparency and honesty."
The Southern Poverty Law Center has been indicted on federal fraud charges for allegedly raising millions improperly to fund informants infiltrating extremist groups. The Justice Department claims the organization defrauded donors by using their contributions to support the extremism it claimed to combat. Payments totaling at least $3 million were made to individuals affiliated with groups like the Ku Klux Klan and the National Socialist Party. The SPLC's CEO stated the organization will defend itself against these charges, which include wire fraud and conspiracy to commit money laundering.
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