Skip to main content

Support WBUR

Southern Poverty Law Center indicted on federal fraud charges

05:46
Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche speaks during a news conference at the Justice Department, Tuesday, April 21, 2026, in Washington. (Jacquelyn Martin/AP)
Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche speaks during a news conference at the Justice Department, Tuesday, April 21, 2026, in Washington. (Jacquelyn Martin/AP)

The Justice Department on Tuesday indicted the Southern Poverty Law Center on federal fraud charges, alleging that the civil rights group violated federal law by paying its network of informants in extremist groups like the Ku Klux Klan.

Barbara McQuade, a law professor at the University of Michigan and a former U.S. attorney under former President Barack Obama, joins us to discuss.

This segment aired on April 24, 2026.

Support WBUR

Support WBUR

Listen Live