Southern Poverty Law Center indicted on federal fraud charges related to past use of paid informants

NewsWorldAmericasSouthern Poverty Law Center indicted on federal fraud charges related to past use of paid informantsThe Southern Poverty Law Center has been indicted on federal fraud charges related to its past use of paid informants to infiltrate extremist groupsCollin Binkley & Alanna Durkin RicherTuesday 21 April 2026 22:46 BSTBookmarkBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":false,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"db7fdcf9baa0d1b24b8f1e1f2cebc0be","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/southern-poverty-law-center-justice-department-todd-blanche-washington-donald-trump-b2962256.html","title":"Southern Poverty Law Center indicted on federal fraud charges related to past use of paid informants"}}Justice Department Southern Poverty Law Center (Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.)The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekdayYour briefing on the latest headlines from across the USYour briefing on the latest headlines from across the USEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_Evening_Newsletter","regTitle":"Evening Headlines","subscriptionGroup":"us_evening_headlines","subscriptionGroupId":"4326e634-422a-4447-8e1e-604a937cd3b5","type":"daily_news","pathPrefix":["/us","/news/world/americas","/news/world/americas/crime"],"title":"The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday","mobileTitle":"Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/usEveningHeadlines1_1.png","label":"I would like to receive morning headlines Monday - F...