SOUTHERN POVERTY LAW CENTER: NOT WHAT YOU THINK

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The Justice Department has secured additional charges against the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC.) The non-profit claims to monitor and combat domestic hate groups.

The superseding indictment alleges the SPLC ran a years-long fraud that used tax-exempt donor funds to finance the activities of violent hate groups — the same groups the SPLC claimed it wanted to eliminate. 

Based on court records, the alleged fraud was lucrative for all involved. .

In 2010, the SPLC’s declared revenue to the IRS was $38,712,628. Thirteen years later, in 2023, the SPLC’s revenue had mushroomed to $129,069,290: an increase of approximately 233%. 

The money comes from private donor contributions and grants

If the criminal charges stick, it may go down as one of the largest “non-profit” frauds in recent history.

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The alleged fraud is so brazen—and apparently intentional—it is hard to wrap your mind around it.

A straightforward analogy is an arson investigator who starts fires after work hours, then claims arson is skyrocketing, solicits more donations for investigations, and …

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