Feds allege donor money paid for KKK robes in explosive case against SPLC
- The Southern Poverty Law Center, a prominent monitor of hate groups, has pleaded not guilty to federal charges alleging it defrauded donors by failing to disclose payments to informants within extremist organizations.
- Attorney Abbe Lowell entered a plea on Tuesday to a superseding indictment that expands on accusations first made in April.
- The Justice Department contends the SPLC funded extremist groups even as it publicly claimed to be working towards their dismantling.
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- The Southern Poverty Law Center, a prominent monitor of hate groups, has pleaded not guilty to federal charges alleging it defrauded donors by failing to disclose payments to informants within extremist organizations.
- Attorney Abbe Lowell entered a plea on Tuesday to a superseding indictment that expands on accusations first made in April.
- The Justice Department contends the SPLC funded extremist groups even as it publicly claimed to be working towards their dismantling.
Sources: The Independent