SPLC Bankrolled Klan Robes And 'Cross-Burning' Events, Feds Say

The Justice Department revealed that the Southern Poverty Law Center paid Ku Klux Klan members to remain active and reimbursed expenses for cross-burnings and robes. This federal claim exposes the SPLC's alleged role in funding and sustaining white supremacist groups rather than combating them. The revelation challenges the organization's public image and raises questions about government funding of hate groups.