JUNE 17, 2026

DOJ Superseding Indictment Alleges Top SPLC Official Funneled $1.2M to Neo-Nazi Informant Who Was Secret Romantic Partner

A superseding indictment filed June 2 by the Department of Justice alleges that a top Southern Poverty Law Center official used a shell company to funnel more than $1.2 million in donor funds to a paid field source who had infiltrated a neo-Nazi organization. Prosecutors allege the source was also the official's secret romantic partner, and that the two shared a home and a joint bank account. The SPLC declined to comment.

A superseding indictment filed June 2 by the Department of Justice names the director of the SPLC's Intelligence Project as the official at the center of the alleged scheme, describing a secret romantic relationship between the director and a confidential informant who infiltrated the National Alliance, a neo-Nazi organization, at the SPLC's direction.

According to Fox News Digital, which exclusively reported on the indictment's details, the official allegedly created or used a shell company called "Tech Writers" to route charitable donor funds to the romantic partner. Investigators reportedly traced roughly $140,000 in donor funds from the SPLC's main operating account, through the shell company, and into the couple's shared personal bank account — funds prosecutors say represented approximately two-thirds of the money held in those joint accounts and were used for household and living expenses.

The broader superseding indictment, also reported by Fox News, alleges the SPLC funneled more than $3 million total to individuals and groups tied to white supremacist and extremist organizations, including purchases of materials for KKK robes and funding for travel to extremist rallies. The financial transactions at issue in the romantic-partner allegation reportedly occurred between 2015 and 2021.