SPLC Donor Money Paid for Klan Hoods and ‘Cross-Burning’ Supplies, DOJ Says

In this Daily Caller article, Ireland Owens reports on DOJ allegations that Southern Poverty Law Center donor money was used to reimburse Ku Klux Klan members for extremist activities and materials.

• The article says a superseding DOJ indictment alleges SPLC donor money reimbursed Klan members for expenses tied to “cross-burning” events and materials used to make Klan garments.
• The Daily Caller reports that the original April indictment accused the SPLC of paying Ku Klux Klan leaders, neo-Nazis, and an Aryan motorcycle gang.
• According to the article, two Klan members identified as F-31 and F-32 allegedly contacted the SPLC around 2010 claiming they wanted help leaving the movement.
• The DOJ indictment alleges the two individuals instead attended extremist rallies in multiple states while using SPLC donor money.
• One of the Klan members allegedly rose into a leadership role and recruited new members using donor money, according to the indictment.
• Another allegedly participated in recruiting and used donor money to purchase material for Klan garments, with an unnamed SPLC employee allegedly aware of it.
• The article says both individuals were allegedly reimbursed for expenses connected to cross-burning events, including wood and fuel.
• Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche accused the SPLC of “manufacturing racism” and said the DOJ would hold fraudulent organizations accountable.
• The SPLC did not immediately respond to the Daily Caller News Foundation’s request for comment.

Read the full story: https://dailycaller.com/2026/06/03/splc-money-klan-hoods-cross-burning-supplies-doj/