# SPLC investigation started under Biden, prompted by scorned neo-Nazi lover’s treasure trove of info: court docs

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/splc-investigation-started-under-biden-prompted-by-scorned-neo-nazi-lovers-treasure-trove-of-info-court-docs/
- Published: 2026-11-11T00:47:53+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-11T01:21:19+00:00
- Original publisher: New York Post (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://nypost.com/2026/11/10/us-news/splc-investigation-started-under-biden/
- Topics: World

## Key points

- The SPLC investigation began in 2022 under Biden.
- Federal charges allege payments to extremist group members.
- The SPLC denies wrongdoing and has pleaded not guilty.

## Summary

Court filings show the federal investigation into the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) began in 2022, during Joe Biden’s presidency, before the Trump administration revived it in 2025. The case alleges the SPLC paid members of extremist groups it publicly opposed, potentially helping those groups continue operating while the organisation raised funds against them; the SPLC denies wrongdoing and has pleaded not guilty.

The filings describe an informant known as “F-9”, a former National Alliance member who also supplied information to the SPLC. SPLC lawyers say he gave investigators 1.2 terabytes of data, exchanged more than 1,800 text messages and met federal agents 20 times after the investigation resumed. They argue he turned against the SPLC after his relationship with an SPLC official ended and his payments were reduced; the group’s motion to dismiss the case as vindictive prosecution was rejected in August. The SPLC reported $787 million in assets in 2024.

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