{"id":2596059,"date":"2026-04-28T10:04:58","date_gmt":"2026-04-28T14:04:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrat-governor-hopefuls-splc-board-tenure-overlapped-with-alleged-payments-to-extremist-informants\/"},"modified":"2026-04-28T10:07:30","modified_gmt":"2026-04-28T14:07:30","slug":"democrat-governor-hopefuls-splc-board-tenure-overlapped-with-alleged-payments-to-extremist-informants","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrat-governor-hopefuls-splc-board-tenure-overlapped-with-alleged-payments-to-extremist-informants\/","title":{"rendered":"Democrat Governor Hopeful&#8217;s SPLC Board Tenure Overlapped with Alleged Payments to Extremist &#8216;Informants&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fdemocrat-governor-hopefuls-splc-board-tenure-overlapped-with-alleged-payments-to-extremist-informants%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2596059&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The text reports that the U.S. Department of Justice has indicted the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) in Alabama on multiple counts, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/former-democratic-california-rep-tj-cox-indicted-for-fraud-faces-up-to-55-years-in-prison\/\" title=\"Former Democratic California Rep. TJ Cox ... For Fraud, Faces Up To 55 Years In Prison\">including wire fraud<\/a>, false statements to financial institutions, and conspiracy to engage in money laundering. It alleges that, during a period spanning 2014-2023, the SPLC secretly used donor money to pay informants it categorized as extremist, including one alleged \u201cfield source\u201d tied to the 2017 \u201cUnite the Right\u201d rally in Charlottesville.<\/p>\n<p>It also highlights Democratic Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson,who served on the SPLC board from 2014 to 2019 and later worked as an investigative reporter there,and it cites her memoir claims that her work involved infiltrating white supremacist groups to prevent violence and collapse such groups. The article notes that Benson\u2019s spokesperson and campaign did not promptly respond to requests for comment.<\/p>\n<p>Beyond the indictment, the text argues that Democrats and critics contend the SPLC\u2019s track record has been controversial, including past accusations that it targeted mainstream conservative organizations and used \u201chate map\u201d listings that were cited by others accused of violence. It mentions related disputes and other legal allegations involving SPLC staff and coverage contracts.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Democratic Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson served on the board of the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) during the time it allegedly defrauded donors by paying \u201cinformants\u201d in groups it deemed \u201cextremist.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Department of Justice announced Tuesday that a grand jury in Alabama had indicted the SPLC on 11 counts, including wire fraud, making false statements to financial institutions and conspiracy to engage in money laundering.<\/p>\n<p>Benson, who is running for the Democratic nomination to succeed Democratic Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, <a href=\"https:\/\/legalnews.com\/Home\/Articles?DataId=1396214\">served<\/a> on the SPLC\u2019s board of directors from 2014 to 2019 and also <a href=\"https:\/\/enjoyer.com\/jocelyn-benson-splc-journalist-neo-nazi\/\">worked<\/a> for the group as an investigative reporter, where she <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >reportedly <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/u-s-army-soldier-pleads-guilty-to-planning-jihadi-attack-on-his-own-unit\/\" title=\"U.S. Army Soldier Pleads Guilty To Planning \u2018Jihadi Attack\u2019 On His Own Unit\">infiltrated white supremacist groups<\/a><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cUnbeknownst to donors, some of their donated money was being used to fund the leaders and organizers of racist groups, including the Ku Klux Klan, the Aryan Nation and the National Alliance,\u201d the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justice.gov\/opa\/media\/1437146\/dl\">indictment<\/a> reads, going on to allege that one organizer of the 2017 \u201cUnite the Right\u201d rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, was a \u201cfield source\u201d for the group.<\/p>\n<p>The indictment alleges that the SPLC paid these informants $3,000,000 between 2014 and 2023, which includes Benson\u2019s 2014-2019 tenure on the group\u2019s board of directors.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"anyclipvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadAnyclip() { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst container = document.getElementById(\"anyclipvideo\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!container) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script = document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src = \"https:\/\/player.anyclip.com\/anyclip-widget\/lre-widget\/prod\/v1\/src\/lre.js\"; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.setAttribute(\"pubname\", \"westernjournalcom\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.setAttribute(\"widgetname\", \"001w000001jULVcAAO_M12924\");  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ append inside the container so player shows in correct spot \t\t\t\t\t\tcontainer.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement = document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs = Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex = paragraphs.findIndex(p => p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex === -1 || targetIndex < x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer = new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries) => { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry => { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadAnyclip(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #anyclipvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve = findPreviousParagraph(\"#anyclipvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>A spokesman for Benson in the Michigan Secretary of State\u2019s office referred the Daily Caller News Foundation to Benson\u2019s gubernatorial campaign for comment. Benson\u2019s campaign didn\u2019t immediately respond to the DCNF\u2019s request for comment.<\/p>\n<p>In her 2025 memoir, Benson said that during her time as an \u201cinvestigative reporter\u201d for the SPLC, she infiltrated white supremacist groups by posing as a freelance journalist, maintaining that her work thwarted plots and caused the collapse of one such group.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI developed a deep understanding of the ways that extremist rhetoric and ideology lead to actual violence directed at individuals, communities, and, sometimes, entire nations,\u201d Benson claimed in \u201cThe Purposeful Warrior.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat understanding prepared me for what I would later face overseeing the 2020 presidential election \u2014 that there is a direct link from the violent rhetoric of leaders to the hateful acts of their followers.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">\ud83d\udea8HAPPENING NOW: Justice Department announces indictment against Southern Poverty Law Center (\u201cSPLC\u201d). Our indictment alleges SPLC secretly funneled MORE THAN $3 MILLION in funds to members of white supremacist and extremist groups. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Ifpda94f7D\">pic.twitter.com\/Ifpda94f7D<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 U.S. Department of Justice (@TheJusticeDept) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheJusticeDept\/status\/2046704517119377577?\">April 21, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>While Democrats have decried the indictment of the SPLC, the organization has previously come under fire for targeting mainstream conservative organizations. In 2023, the group listed Parents Defending Education, Moms for Liberty and Parental Rights in Education as \u201chate groups.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In 2025, the group placed Turning Point USA (TPUSA) on its \u201chate map,\u201d months before the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/conservative-student-group-plants-1000-pink-flags-at-ut-austin-to-memorialize-unborn-they-were-gone-within-12-hours\/\" title=\"Conservative Student ... Plants 1,000 Pink Flags At UT Austin To Memorialize Unborn. They Were Gone Within 12 Hours.\">conservative student group\u2019<\/a>s founder, Charlie Kirk, was assassinated during a Sept. 10, 2025, event at Utah Valley University.<\/p>\n<p>The SPLC\u2019s \u201chate map\u201d was used by a would-be mass shooter who targeted the Family Research Council in 2012, citing its social conservative message and opposition to certain pro-LGBT legislation.<\/p>\n<p>In March 2023, a SPLC attorney was charged with domestic terrorism in connection with a riot targeting an Atlanta law enforcement training center known as \u201ccop city.\u201d The organization blamed and defended the staffer.<\/p>\n<p>The SPLC <a href=\"https:\/\/www.splcenter.org\/resources\/hatewatch\/daily-caller-has-white-nationalist-problem\/\">claimed<\/a> that The Daily Caller served as a key bridge for extremist rhetoric by frequently publishing the work of white nationalists, citing its brief affiliation with \u201cUnite the Right\u201d organizer Jason Kessler.<\/p>\n<p>The Daily Caller terminated its contract with Kessler when his connection to \u201cUnite the Right\u201d was discovered.<\/p>\n<p>Groups appearing on the SPLC\u2019s listings as a \u201chate group\u201d or \u201cextremist\u201d often have their ability to receive donations through workplace donations blocked.<\/p>\n<div class=\"disclaimer\">\n<p>All content created by the Daily Caller News Foundation, an independent and nonpartisan newswire service, is available without charge to any <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/union-membership-plummets-to-record-low\/\" title=\"Union Membership Plummets to Record Low\">legitimate news publisher<\/a> that can provide a large audience. 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