A sweeping federal indictment has placed the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) at the center of a major legal and political controversy, alleging that the organization funneled millions of dollars in donations under false pretenses while secretly directing funds toward individuals connected to extremist movements it publicly condemned.
According to the charging documents, a grand jury in Alabama returned an 11-count indictment that includes allegations of wire fraud, false statements to a federally insured bank, and conspiracy to commit concealment money laundering.
“Today, a grand jury in Alabama returned an 11-count indictment charging the Southern Poverty Law Center with wire fraud, false statements to a federally insured bank, and conspiracy to commit concealment money laundering,” Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche posted on X.
Blanche went further in his remarks, framing the allegations as a reversal of the SPLC’s stated mission.
“@splcenter stands accused of manufacturing and creating the very extremism it purports to oppose. Instead of dismantling extremism, @splcenter was funding it,” Blanche wrote.
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