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06/06/26 · 9:08 PM UTC · 12 SOURCES

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“The Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) has been indicted in a court of law.”
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TL;DR ·The Department of Justice filed multiple criminal fraud and conspiracy charges against the SPLC.

WHAT WE FOUND

On April 21, 2026, the United States Department of Justice obtained a criminal indictment against the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) . The charges, brought by a federal grand jury, include 11 counts ranging from wire fraud and false statements to a bank to conspiracy to commit money laundering . FBI Director Kash Patel and Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche announced the charges publicly, alleging the organization engaged in a massive fraud operation to deceive donors . A subsequent superseding indictment was also obtained, introducing additional charges against the nonprofit . While organizations like the ACLU and the Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights Under Law have criticized the move as a campaign of intimidation, the existence of the formal legal indictment is confirmed by multiple sources .

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  1. 1 · justice.govACADEMIC
    Federal Grand Jury Charges Southern Poverty Law Center for Wire ...

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  2. 2 · npr.orgNEWS
    DOJ indicts Southern Poverty Law Center on federal fraud charges

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  3. 3 · pbs.orgWEB
    Southern Poverty Law Center says it faces a DOJ criminal probe ...

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  4. 4 · alabamareflector.comACADEMIC
    US Department of Justice charges Southern Poverty Law Center ...

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  5. 5 · reuters.comACADEMIC
    US Southern Poverty Law Center charged with fraud over use of ...

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  6. 6 · yahoo.comFACT-CHECKER
    Fact Check: Indictment Does NOT Say SPLC Organized ... - Yahoo

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  7. 7 · fbi.govACADEMIC
    Director Patel Announces Federal Charges Against SPLC - FBI

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  8. 8 · cbsnews.comWEB
    Justice Dept. says it has obtained superseding indictment against ...

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  9. 9 · lawyerscommittee.orgWEB
    Statement from the Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law ...

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  10. 10 · en.wikipedia.orgWEB
    Southern Poverty Law Center - Wikipedia

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  11. 11 · aclu.orgWEB
    Trump Administration Attack on Southern Poverty Law Center Puts ...

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  12. 12 · nonprofitquarterly.orgNEWS
    Trump administration's indictment of the Southern Poverty Law ...

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