Southern Poverty Law Center Charged With Fraud Over Payments to Informants in Extremist Groups https://www.theepochtimes.com/us/indictment-alleges-southern-poverty-law-center-funneled-3-million-to-white-supremacist-groups-6015185?src_src=Morningbrief&src_cmp=mb-2026-04-22&est=vzZSl7Wz6hSyg530bGxhFJewhTySFE75QOpnfL4y2lw%2BSkDZ%2F6CFmbGefM32WQ%3D%3D The DOJ alleges that the Southern Poverty Law Center defrauded donors by raising $3 million to pay informants in white supremacist and other extremist groups. “The SPLC is manufacturing racism to justify its existence,” Blanche said in a statement. “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 did not respond to requests for comment via email from The Epoch Times.