Department of Justice Investigates Southern Poverty Law Center Over Paid Informant Practices
DOJ Investigation into Southern Poverty Law Center Informant Practices·April 21 – April 22, 2026
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Department of Justice Investigates Southern Poverty Law Center Over Paid Informant Practices
The Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) announced that it is the subject of a federal criminal investigation by the Department of Justice. The probe focuses on a past program where the organization used paid confidential informants to infiltrate white supremacist and other hate groups. Investigators are looking into how the SPLC funded and managed these informants while monitoring extremist activities. Critics of the move argue that the investigation is an attempt by the Trump administration to intimidate political opponents and silence civil rights organizations. The SPLC confirmed it faces a federal criminal probe regarding its past methods for monitoring violent groups.
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Southern Poverty Law Center facing Justice Department probe over use of paid informants to infiltrate hate groups
Southern Poverty Law Center says Trump administration is probing its use of paid informants
Southern Poverty Law Center says it is under Justice Department investigation
Southern Poverty Law Center says it faces federal criminal probe into paid informants
Southern Poverty Law Center says it's under DOJ investigation
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