How mutiny at Southern Poverty Law Center triggered leadership collapse

The Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) is facing federal fraud allegations less than a year after a staff mutiny triggered a leadership shakeup that has plagued the organization ever since.The Justice Department has accused the self-styled civil rights nonprofit of using paid informants to infiltrate extremist groups and funneling money to extremist groups — claims the organization is now forcefully disputing.Margaret Huang, who led SPLC, resigned last July after 92% of staff backed a no-confidence vote months earlier, according to The Las Vegas Sun. The center laid off about 80 employees — ab...

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