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SPLC Faces 11-Count Fraud Indictment, Claims Trump Retaliation

5/27/2026

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Lawyers for the Southern Poverty Law Center say the indictment is a top-down retributive campaign directed by President Donald Trump.
The SPLC faces an 11-count indictment for wire and bank fraud in Alabama and says the charges misled donors about payments to confidential informants and banks.
The motion to dismiss cites 2019-2020 FBI and IRS probes that produced no charges and notes prosecutors never interviewed current SPLC employees before filing.

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Lawyers for the Southern Poverty Law Center say the indictment is a top-down retributive campaign directed by President Donald Trump.
The SPLC faces an 11-count indictment for wire and bank fraud in Alabama and says the charges misled donors about payments to confidential informants and banks.
The motion to dismiss cites 2019-2020 FBI and IRS probes that produced no charges and notes prosecutors never interviewed current SPLC employees before filing.