Trump administration sues Southern Poverty Law Center on fraud charges

The Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) in the United States has been indicted on federal fraud charges by the Department of Justice. The SPLC is accused of improperly raising millions of dollars to pay informants to infiltrate far-right groups, using the money to fund the very ideology it claims to be fighting. The organisation faces charges including wire fraud, bank fraud and conspiracy to commit money laundering.