Southern Poverty Law Centers pleads not guilty in federal fraud case
The Southern Poverty Law Center pleaded not guilty Tuesday to federal charges that it defrauded donors by not disclosing that money would be used to pay informants in extremist organizations.
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Southern Poverty Law Center Pleads Not Guilty In Federal Fraud Case
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1 sourceSouthern Poverty Law Center pleads not guilty to secretly funding extremist leaders
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Southern Poverty Law Center pleading not guilty in federal case that alleges organization secretly funded hate groups
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