US DOJ charges the Southern Poverty Law Center with wire fraud and ML conspiracy, alleging it diverted over $3M in donor funds into covert payments linked to extremist groups

US DOJ alleges that between 2014 and 2023 the organisation secretly diverted more than $3 million in donations to individuals linked to extremist groups, while misleading donors about how funds would be used. The indictment includes 11 counts and is accompanied by forfeiture actions to recover alleged proceeds, with authorities asserting the scheme involved deception of donors and concealment of payments through financial transactions…