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SPLC faces federal indictment over paid informants

The Southern Poverty Law Center, a civil rights group founded in 1971, faces a Justice Department criminal investigation over its use of paid informants to infiltrate extremist groups. CEO Bryan Fair defended the practice, citing credible threats and lives saved.