Michigan Democrat’s SPLC Ties Stir Questions Over Fraud Allegations

Liberty Check

• The SPLC faces 11 counts including wire fraud and conspiracy to engage in money laundering.
• Benson served as a board member and undercover reporter for the group from 2014 to 2019.
• The indictment alleges funds were used to support organizers of the 2017 Charlottesville rally.

A shocking federal indictment alleges the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) laundered millions to extremist groups, including the KKK.

Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson sat on the SPLC board while those alleged payments reportedly occurred.

Prosecutors say the organization defrauded donors by funneling more than $3 million to groups it claimed to oppose.

The SPLC has a long history of targeting mainstream conservative organizations like Moms for Liberty.

The group’s use of broad