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Federal Grand Jury Charges Southern Poverty Law Center for Wire Fraud, False Statements, and Conspiracy to Commit Money Laundering
Office of Public Affairs, U.S. Department of Justice ^ | 04/21/2026 | Staff

Posted on 04/22/2026 8:00:31 AM PDT by thegagline

Between 2014 and 2023, the SPLC secretly funneled more than $3 million in donated funds to individuals who were associated with various violent extremist groups including the Ku Klux Klan, Aryan Nations, and National Socialist Party of America

A Grand Jury in Montgomery, Alabama, today returned an indictment charging the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) with 11 counts of wire fraud, false statements to a federally insured bank, and conspiracy to commit concealment money laundering. The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Alabama Northern Division filed two forfeiture actions to recover alleged proceeds of the organization’s fraud scheme. The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) investigated this case with assistance from the Internal Revenue Service Criminal Investigation (IRS-CI).

“The SPLC is manufacturing racism to justify its existence,” said Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche. “Using donor money to allegedly profit off Klansmen cannot go unchecked. This Department of Justice will hold the SPLC and every other fraudulent organization operating with the same deceptive playbook accountable. No entity is above the law.”

“The SPLC allegedly engaged in a massive fraud operation to deceive their donors, enrich themselves, and hide their deceptive operations from the public," said FBI Director Kash Patel. "They lied to their donors, vowing to dismantle violent extremist groups, and actually turned around and paid the leaders of these very extremist groups - even utilizing the funds to have these groups facilitate the commission of state and federal crimes. That is illegal – and this is an ongoing investigation against all individuals involved.”

*** According to the indictment starting in the 1980s, the SPLC began operating a covert network of individuals who were either associated with violent and extremist groups, such as the Ku Klux Klan, or who had infiltrated violent extremist groups at the SPLC’s direction. Unbeknownst to donors, some of their donated money was being used to fund the leaders and organizers of racist groups at the same time that the SPLC was denouncing the same groups on its website.

“Donors gave their money believing they were supporting the fight against violent extremism,” said Acting United States Attorney Kevin Davidson. “As alleged, the SPLC instead diverted a portion of those funds to benefit individuals and groups they claimed to oppose. That kind of deception undermines public trust and social cohesion.”


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: corrupt; demagogicparty; hategroup; racisminc; splc

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“The SPLC is manufacturing racism to justify its existence,”

The SPLC is a despicable organization that focuses its hatred on Whites and Christians.

1 posted on 04/22/2026 8:00:31 AM PDT by thegagline
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Its all good, but SPLC and their NGO-USAID model have spawned countless DNC-woke copycat organizations

Like cockroaches, there are hundreds more taxpayer-funded, deep-state political manipulation organizations lurking in every corner of Washington DC


2 posted on 04/22/2026 8:07:35 AM PDT by PGR88
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Jail em. All of em


3 posted on 04/22/2026 8:07:40 AM PDT by albie
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“The SPLC is manufacturing racism to justify its existence”

I used to make jokes about that. I think I’ve slipped into another reality.


4 posted on 04/22/2026 8:08:23 AM PDT by dljordan (Yeah, I'm a Boomer and it's all my fault you whiny little bitch.)
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LOL. I’m shocked that no names are attached. As usual.


5 posted on 04/22/2026 8:09:19 AM PDT by subterfuge (I'm a pure-blood!)
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To: thegagline

This illustrates the depth of cynicism in pursuit of power.

It’s why Democrats laugh at our sincerity.


6 posted on 04/22/2026 8:12:05 AM PDT by Carry_Okie (The tree of liberty needs a rope.)
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Its about time someone took this race-mongering fraudulent POS NGO down; inciting and fermenting hatred for over 30 years...


7 posted on 04/22/2026 8:14:44 AM PDT by Common Sense 101
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“... donated funds to individuals who were associated with various violent extremist groups including the Ku Klux Klan, Aryan Nations, and National Socialist Party of America”

Have to fund exactly what they fight against in order to keep their jobs and rake in more donations that they paid out in these “donations”. Just like Revruund Jackson and Sharpton did for years.


8 posted on 04/22/2026 8:14:45 AM PDT by Resolute Conservative
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Awesome.


9 posted on 04/22/2026 8:16:43 AM PDT by MayflowerMadam ( "Trouble knocked at the door, but, hearing laughter, hurried away". - B. Franklin)
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You might see ADL and ACLU get hit soon as well.


10 posted on 04/22/2026 8:17:41 AM PDT by struggle
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Racism pays well.


11 posted on 04/22/2026 8:26:34 AM PDT by READINABLUESTATE (‘Never trust a man whose uncle was eaten by cannibals’)
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EVIL collective.


12 posted on 04/22/2026 8:31:03 AM PDT by PGalt (Past Peak Civilization?.)
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No one will ultimately be held accountable just like they never are.


13 posted on 04/22/2026 8:38:50 AM PDT by MachIV
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S upporting
P enicious
L eftist
C ommunism


14 posted on 04/22/2026 8:51:09 AM PDT by lightman (Beat the Philly fraud machine the Amish did onest, ja? Nein, zweimal they did already!)
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So, who at the SPLC goes to jail?


15 posted on 04/22/2026 8:53:40 AM PDT by ComputerGuy
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To: AdmSmith; AnonymousConservative; Arthur Wildfire! March; Berosus; Bockscar; BraveMan; cardinal4; ...

16 posted on 04/22/2026 8:54:10 AM PDT by SunkenCiv (TDS -- it's not just for DNC shills anymore -- oh, wait, yeah it is.)
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How much did the pride boys get?


17 posted on 04/22/2026 8:55:19 AM PDT by dware (Americans prefer peaceful slavery over dangerous freedom)
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Still ZERO ARRESTS!

Cuffs, perpwalks, released mugshots.

Trump/Rep Congressmen and Senators are condemning us all to civil war through inaction, corruption and cowardice. In other words they are "FA"ing.

If all they want is power, prestige, pay and continue to SHIRK DUTY, they will have NOTHING. It is the same in the end. ZERO 'elite' arrests, zero impeached judges, zero CEOs/Directors/Business owners arrested for the crime of hiring invaders, ZERO MIDTERM VOTES!

195 days until FO!

18 posted on 04/22/2026 9:01:44 AM PDT by SENTINEL (Kneel down to God. Stand up to tyrants. STICK TO YOUR GUNS !)
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Too good to be true but I hope it is and I surely hope they are sentenced for this. Now, to rope in ACLU with them.


19 posted on 04/22/2026 9:48:00 AM PDT by Sequoyah101 (Opinions and belly buttons, everybody has one and they get to show them if they want to.)
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To: Common Sense 101

take one down 5 pop up.

they scatter like rats, but just move in to a new place.


20 posted on 04/22/2026 10:53:48 AM PDT by cableguymn (Can't cancel all of us)
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