A federal grand jury indicted the Southern Poverty Law Center on wire and bank fraud-related charges on Tuesday, the Justice Department says, accusing it of paying members of extremist groups as part of its efforts to investigate them.
The Justice Department pays informants in extremist organizations using tax dollars. The difference is that the DOJ supports the groups they are funding while the SPLC is gathering evidence to expose and shut down those same organizations.
The Justice Department pays informants in extremist organizations using tax dollars. The difference is that the DOJ supports the groups they are funding while the SPLC is gathering evidence to expose and shut down those same organizations.