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EPISODE · Apr 22, 2026 · 3 MIN

DOJ indicts Southern Poverty Law Center on federal fraud charges

from Morning Edition · host Michel Martin

The Justice Department indicted the Southern Poverty Law Center Tuesday, alleging the civil rights group defrauded donors by using their money to pay informants to infiltrate extremist groups.

The Justice Department indicted the Southern Poverty Law Center Tuesday, alleging the civil rights group defrauded donors by using their money to pay informants to infiltrate extremist groups.

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