DOJ expands indictment against SPLC, alleging $4M secretly funneled to KKK and extremist groups The Department of Justice has expanded its indictment against the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC), alleging the nonprofit defrauded donors by secretly paying informants associated with extremist organizations, including the Ku Klux Klan. Prosecutors claim the SPLC funneled over $3 million in donor funds to individuals linked to groups like the KKK and the National Socialist Movement between 2014 and 2023. The SPLC’s attorney denies the allegations, stating the informant program prevented violence and saved lives.

• The DOJ unsealed an 11-count indictment against the SPLC, alleging wire fraud, false statements, and conspiracy to commit concealment money laundering.
• The superseding indictment claims the SPLC secretly funneled over $3 million in donor funds to informants connected to extremist groups, including the KKK, between 2014 and 2023.
• Prosecutors allege the SPLC used fictitious entities to conceal donor funds routed to confidential sources and reimbursed informants for KKK-related expenses.
• The SPLC’s attorney denies the charges, asserting the informant program prevented violence and saved lives, and plans to contest the allegations in court.
• The indictment notes the SPLC’s revenue significantly increased from roughly $38.7 million in 2010 to over $129 million in 2023.