DOJ charges Southern Poverty Law Center with fraud amid denials from civil rights group
Summary
The Justice Department charged the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) with 11 counts, including bank and wire fraud. The charges relate to a program the group used that paid informants to watch extremist groups, but this program has now ended.Key Facts
- The SPLC faces 11 criminal charges from the Justice Department.
- Charges include six counts of wire fraud, four counts of bank fraud, and one count of conspiracy.
- The case involves a program that paid informants to monitor extremist groups.
- This monitoring program is no longer active.
- The SPLC has denied the allegations made by the Justice Department.
- The charges were announced on a Tuesday by the Justice Department.
- Wire fraud generally means using electronic communication to commit dishonest acts for money.
- Bank fraud refers to schemes to defraud a bank or financial institution.
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