The Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) pleads not guilty in federal court to charges alleging fraud involving donor funds. According to multiple reports, SPLC’s attorney, Abbe Lowell, enters the plea on behalf of the organization in response to a superseding indictment. The superseding indictment adds details to allegations first announced in April, which contend that SPLC did not adequately disclose how some donor money would be used. Prosecutors allege that portions of the funds were directed to pay informants associated with extremist organizations, while donors were not informed of that use. SPLC is represented as a nonprofit group known for monitoring hate groups. The case centers on whether the organization misrepresented or failed to disclose the specific purposes of funds provided by contributors. With the not guilty plea entered, SPLC denies the allegations and the matter proceeds through the federal criminal process. No outcome has been reported in these accounts.