DOJ Indicts SPLC Executive for Misuse of Donor Funds
SPLC faces fraud charges and accusations of inciting violence.
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The Department of Justice has indicted a high-ranking Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) executive for allegedly redirecting over $1 million in donor funds to a romantic partner. The DOJ has since rejected the SPLC's motion to dismiss these fraud charges, dismissing claims of political persecution. Simultaneously, critics are linking the organization's financial misconduct to its practice of labeling conservative groups as 'hate groups.'
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