Overview
- Steve Marshall announced the probe Monday and issued a subpoena with a June 1 deadline for donor and informant payment records.
- The state inquiry follows a federal indictment that charges the SPLC with wire fraud, false bank statements, and a money‑laundering conspiracy tied to about $3 million paid to sources inside extremist groups from 2014 to 2023.
- The subpoena seeks materials on how the SPLC disclosed its informant program to donors and any payments connected to groups listed in its extremist files and “hate map.”
- The SPLC pleaded not guilty on May 7 and says its now‑ended informant program gathered intelligence shared with law enforcement to prevent attacks.
- A tentative Oct. 5 federal trial date is set as the SPLC seeks grand jury transcripts and challenges public statements by top justice officials, a fight that could shape how nonprofits run confidential‑source programs and protect donor privacy.