美国社会主义者联盟被指控使用捐赠资金支付线人. SPLC indicted on federal fraud charges for allegedly using donor funds to pay informants.

美国南部贫困法律中心被指控滥用捐赠者资金支付与库克卢克斯克兰等组织有关联的线人. The Southern Poverty Law Center was indicted on federal fraud charges alleging it misused donor funds to pay informants linked to groups like the Ku Klux Klan. 司法部指控民权组织进行电信欺诈,银行骗局和洗钱行为, 并声称这些支付用于煽动极端主义而不是拆除它. Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche stated the Justice Department accused the civil rights group of wire fraud, bank fraud, and money laundering, claiming the payments were used to incite extremism rather than dismantle it. 美国政府否认这些指控, 表示该计划是保密的保护线索和收集暴力团体情报. The SPLC denied the allegations, stating the program was kept confidential to protect informants and gather intelligence on violent groups.