federal fraud charges
Coverage of federal fraud charges in the Nexus archive.
- Former CHA official accused of taking $421K in kickbacks tied to housing contracts
A former Chicago Housing Authority official and a construction company owner have been indicted on federal fraud charges from an alleged kickback scheme involving millions of dollars in public housing contracts.
- Hard-right groups have expanded their influence across US government, report finds
The Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) reports that hard-right groups have expanded their influence in the US government, identifying 1,263 hate and anti-government groups in 2025. The US government is pursuing a federal fraud case against the SPLC, which was indicted two months prior.
- Southern Poverty Law Center indicted on federal fraud charges
The Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) has been indicted on federal fraud charges by the Justice Department, which alleges the organization improperly raised millions of dollars to pay informants who infiltrated the Ku Klux Klan and other extremist groups.