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The Southern Poverty Law Center has asked a federal judge to consider sanctions against Justice Department prosecutors after the DOJ distributed an unsigned, unstamped Microsoft‑Word draft of a superseding indictment to members of the media before the document was formally docketed. The indictment—unchanged from the original April filing—accuses the SPLC of 11 counts of wire fraud, bank fraud and conspiracy to commit money laundering for allegedly using donor money to fund informants in extremist groups, including purchasing materials for cross‑burnings and Ku Klux Klan robes. SPLC lawyers argue that sharing the draft, which also contained metadata revealing the DOJ attorneys who authored it, violated grand‑jury secrecy rules, could create a prejudicial “one‑sided narrative,” and breaches DOJ policy and professional standards. The department has not yet commented on the SPLC’s request for an explanation or potential sanctions.
Southern Poverty Law Center asks judge to weigh sanctions against DOJ for sending unsigned copy of indictment to media
The Southern Poverty Law Center asked a judge to consider sanctioning federal prosecutors, after the DOJ shared an unsigned and unstamped copy of a superseding indictment with members of the media.
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