Southern Poverty Law Center pleading not guilty in federal case that alleges organization secretly funded hate groups

Source: New York Post

The Southern Poverty Law Center, best known for monitoring hate groups, pleaded not guilty Tuesday to federal charges that it defrauded donors by not disclosing that some of the money would be used to pay informants in extremist organizations. Attorney Abbe Lowell entered the not guilty plea on behalf of the organization to a superseding indictment that adds details about the charges first announced in April. 3 SPLC Interim President and Chief Executive Officer Bryan Fair takes his seat to testify before a U.