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Southern Poverty Law Center indicted on federal fraud charges

WBUR | By Here & Now Newsroom
Published April 24, 2026 at 9:00 AM PDT
Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche speaks during a news conference at the Justice Department, Tuesday, April 21, 2026, in Washington. (Jacquelyn Martin/AP)
Jacquelyn Martin/AP
Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche speaks during a news conference at the Justice Department, Tuesday, April 21, 2026, in Washington. (Jacquelyn Martin/AP)

The Justice Department on Tuesday indicted the Southern Poverty Law Center on federal fraud charges, alleging that the civil rights group violated federal law by paying its network of informants in extremist groups like the Ku Klux Klan.

Barbara McQuade, a law professor at the University of Michigan and a former U.S. attorney under former President Barack Obama, joins us to discuss.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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