Justice Department Files Superseding Indictment Against SPLC With No New Charges or Defendants

The Department of Justice filed a superseding indictment against the Southern Poverty Law Center on Wednesday. The new filing contains no additional charges and names no new defendants beyond those listed in the original indictment returned in April.

According to the indictment, the Southern Poverty Law Center paid field sources it described as informants and set up fictitious entities to channel the money.

The field sources used the funds to attend extremist rallies, host rallies, grow existing chapters, create new chapters, recruit, donate to extremist leaders, and pay living expenses. 2 million to one of the field sources. That source was in a romantic relationship with an SPLC employee, the indictment states.

Other funding went to other extremist groups. The indictment alleges the Southern Poverty Law Center was propping up hate groups it told donors it was trying to destroy.