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Paxton investigation Southern Poverty Law Center in Texas

Paxton investigation Southern Poverty Law Center in Texas

Summary

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton started an investigation into the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) over claims that it funded extremist groups. Last month, a federal grand jury indicted the SPLC on several fraud charges.

Key Facts

  • Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is leading the investigation.
  • The Southern Poverty Law Center is accused of funding extremist groups.
  • The SPLC denies these allegations.
  • A federal grand jury in Montgomery, Alabama, indicted the SPLC.
  • The indictment includes six counts of wire fraud.
  • It also includes four counts of bank fraud.
  • There is one count of another unspecified offense in the indictment.
  • The investigation and indictment are related but separate legal matters.
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