Hate groups
Coverage of Hate groups in the Nexus archive.
- Southern Poverty Law Center pleading not guilty in federal case that alleges organization secretly funded hate groups
The Southern Poverty Law Center has pleaded not guilty in a federal case alleging the organization secretly funded hate groups. Attorney Abbe Lowell entered the plea on behalf of the organization regarding a superseding indictment with added details about charges first announced in April.
- We now have a Trump Injustice Department
The U.S. Department of Justice has charged the Southern Poverty Law Center with 11 counts of wire fraud, bank fraud, and conspiracy to commit money laundering, accusing the organization of concealing payments to informants who infiltrated hate groups. The SPLC claims these payments were for intelligence-gathering to prevent violence.
- DOJ accuses Southern Poverty Law Center of fraud, law center calls it a political attack
The Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC), known for opposing extremist groups like the Ku Klux Klan, faces federal fraud charges from the DOJ, which accuses it of funneling millions to hate groups. SPLC denies the allegations, calling the charges a political attack.
- US charges anti-extremism organisation over payments to informants in hate groups
The US has charged the Southern Poverty Law Center, an anti-extremism organization, over payments made to informants in hate groups. The organization stated it will 'vigorously defend ourselves, our staff, and our work.'
- US DoJ launches investigation into Southern Poverty Law Center
The US Department of Justice has launched a criminal investigation into the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC), focusing on its prior use of paid informants to monitor hate groups. SPLC CEO Bryan Fair confirmed the investigation but noted details remain unclear.