Federal agents from FBI and IRS probed the SPLC's paid informant program starting in Trump's first term.

The Justice Department has accused the SPLC of infiltrating extremist groups with paid informants, adding to years of leadership upheaval at the nonprofit.

The Southern Poverty Law Center says a Justice Department indictment against the group is part of a “top-down” campaign of retribution against President Donald Trump’s perceived political enemies and ...

The Justice Department filed a superseding indictment against the Southern Poverty Law Center in an apparent attempt to ...

The Southern Poverty Law Center has been indicted on fraud charges for its use of paid informants to monitor and track racist organizations, Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche announced Tuesday. The ...

Trump has repeatedly claimed people and groups he opposes are criminals who deserve to be prosecuted.

The Justice Department announced charges Tuesday against the Southern Poverty Law Center, alleging the storied civil rights organization defrauded its donors by funding the extremism it claimed to be ...

The Department of Justice said the Southern Poverty Law Center had been indicted on charges related to secretly funding right-wing extremist groups that it claimed to be battling. Acting U.S. Attorney ...

The Southern Poverty Law Center is the target of a federal investigation, potentially over the use of paid informants to gather intelligence on extremist groups, the organization said in a statement ...

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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. FILE - Acting U.S. attorney general Todd Blanche speaks during a news conference at the Justice Department, May 4, 2026, in ...