A Grand Jury in Montgomery, Alabama, returned an indictment charging the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) with 11 counts of wire fraud, false statements to a federally insured bank, and conspiracy to commit concealment money laundering. The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Alabama Northern Division filed two forfeiture actions to recover alleged proceeds of the organization’s fraud scheme. The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) investigated this case with assistance from the Internal Revenue Service Criminal Investigation (IRS-CI).
“The SPLC is manufacturing racism to justify its existence,” said Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche. “Using donor money to allegedly profit off Klansmen cannot go unchecked. This Department of Justice will hold the SPLC and every other fraudulent organization operating with the same deceptive playbook accountable. No entity is above the law.”
“The SPLC allegedly engaged in a massive fraud operation to deceive their donors, enrich themselves, and hide their deceptive operations from the public,” said FBI Director Kash Patel. “They lied to their donors, vowing to dismantle violent extremist groups, and actually turned around and paid the leaders of these very extremist groups – even utilizing the funds to have these groups facilitate the commission of state and federal crimes. That is illegal – and this is an ongoing investigation against all individuals involved.”
The SPLC is a non-profit organization headquartered in Montgomery, Alabama, whose mission, according to its website during the relevant time period, was to be a “catalyst for racial justice in the South and beyond, working in partnership with communities to dismantle white supremacy, strengthen intersectional movements, and advance the human rights of all people.”
According to the indictment starting in the 1980s, the SPLC began operating a covert network of individuals who were either associated with violent and extremist groups, such as the Ku Klux Klan, or who had infiltrated violent extremist groups at the SPLC’s direction. Unbeknownst to donors, some of their donated money was being used to fund the leaders and organizers of racist groups at the same time that the SPLC was denouncing the same groups on its website.
“Donors gave their money believing they were supporting the fight against violent extremism,” said Acting United States Attorney Kevin Davidson. “As alleged, the SPLC instead diverted a portion of those funds to benefit individuals and groups they claimed to oppose. That kind of deception undermines public trust and social cohesion.”
Between 2014 and 2023, the SPLC secretly funneled more than $3 million in donated funds to individuals who were associated with various violent extremist groups including:
- Ku Klux Klan
- United Klans of America
- Unite the Right
- National Alliance
- National Socialist Movement
- Aryan Nations affiliated Sadistic Souls Motorcycle Club
- National Socialist Party of America (American Nazi Party)
- American Front
According to the indictment, the objective of the scheme and artifice was to obtain money via donations through materially false representations and omissions about what the donated funds would be used for.
In order to covertly pay the individuals, the SPLC opened bank accounts connected to a series of fictitious entities. The covert nature of the accounts allowed the SPLC to disguise the true nature, source, ownership, and control of the fraudulently obtained donated money the SPLC paid the individuals. In order to keep the scheme going, the SPLC made a series of false statements related to the operation of the accounts.
A conviction will result in the forfeiture of financial gains from the alleged illegal activities.
Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche and FBI Director Kash Patel made the announcement in Washington.
The details contained in the civil forfeiture complaint are allegations only.
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Aren’t those democrats nice guys.
Well the Democrats were the party who did not want to give up slaves. Because of their racism, greed and hatred of everything non-white, they were the sole cause of the Civil War.
Not withstanding, their bitterness after losing the war, their hatred intensified to creating their democrat only, exclusive membership to the Klu Klux Klan, who murdered any black person who may of looked at them in the eye or wanted to be treated like a human being and not property. The hatred of the Democrats and their KKK also murdered anyone who helped a black person, and lynching people was one of their favorite ways. It didn’t matter the age of their victims or the sex, because raping the women and young girls were also a well known own delight for them.
Sadly, the KKK was brought to life by Democrats at LEAST 3 times in our History. Today the democrats still show their racism, they just point their fingers at anyone who disagrees with them and call out “RACIST!!!” for what the left actually is. It’s like their ” Democracy Is At Stake” cry, but democracy is the least thing on their mind.
Their news media will not investigate crime, and when some guy with a smart phone finds over 9 BILLION DOLLARS OF FRAUD committed in Minnesota they scream racist at the white person who easily found it.
The same person goes to California, finds over 480 MILLION DOLLARS of fraud in 3 days just in LA, and CA Democrats are trying to pass a bill to fine any journalist $10,000 and a year in jail, saying it’s harassment!!!
Stay tuned, over 480 Hospice offices in LA were shutdown by the DOJ and not one business objected!!! NOT… ONE… SINGLE… BUSINESS. What’s that tell you about CALIFORINA AND THE CORRUPT DEMOCRAT PARTY WHO PROTECTS RAMPANT FRAUD???
Cut and paste!
Take it up with Angels chevron
So What !
Oh well!!
I’m a volunteer librarian!
Me and my step mom Bill are from here
I bet he’s banging you too.
I like welfare fraud Adam Ferry
Pocket Marks!
As Trumps retribution tour continues, another load of bait is thrown out to the millions of brain dead Trump MAGAMORONS, continuing to fall for his act. That would be hook, line and sinker. His stupid base will believe anything he throws them.
Forgive them lord for they are the “uneducated”. And we know how much Trump loves the “uneducated.” Afterall, that is his base.
Amen
maga dom and his magat cabinet has killed nearly a million from cuts to
USAID
EBT kids seniors denied food, medicaid
Iran war illegal
Israel weapons from US
Cuts to many grants given for emergencies, FEMA
maga is the gang of terrorists.
maga don’s anti cheaper energy (solar, wind, tidal,etc) is idiotic and is just pure corruption, and slowing America’s future.
The rest of the world gets it, not corrupt maga owned by fossil fuel cos.
Clean renewable energy is free, just develop it. Much cheaper cleaner, a no brainer.
MAGA Don up until 345am this morning posting on X………….crazy, conspiracy crap. Obamas, Clinton, Clint Eastwood!!!!!!!!!
79, on X until 345am, what’s the problem?????
Damn, missed again.
The gang that couldn’t shoot straight.