Southern Poverty Law Center pleads not guilty to DOJ charges

By: Ralph Chapoco

Outlets: Alabama Reflector

Published: May 8, 2026

Words: 712

Last Updated: 2 months, 3 weeks ago

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A Montgomery-based civil rights group Thursday pleaded not guilty to federal charges of fraud and money-laundering and accused the U.S. Department of Justice of attacking it for political reasons.

U.S. Magistrate Judge Kelly F. Pate set a tentative trial date for the Southern Poverty Law Center for Oct. 5 after SPLC interim CEO and President Bryan Fair entered the plea on the 11 counts, revolving around the SPLC’s use of paid informants in white supremacist …

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