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DOJ accuses Southern Poverty Law Center of using donations to pay secret informants

NPR | By Debbie Elliott
Published April 22, 2026 at 2:32 PM PDT

The Justice Department has accused the Southern Poverty Law Center of money laundering and other crimes. The DOJ says the Alabama-based civil rights organization paid sources to stoke racial hatred.

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