Southern Poverty Law Center says its informant program was not kept secret from law enforcement

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Reports differ across sources; according to abcnews.com, southern Poverty Law Center says its informant program was not kept secret from law enforcement The Southern Poverty Law Center has told a federal court that law enforcement agencies knew for years that the nonprofit was paying informants to report on the movements of hate groups WASHINGTON -- The Southern Poverty Law Center told a federal court on Tuesday that law enforcement agencies have long known that the nonprofit paid informants to report on the movements of hate groups, rejecting assertions by the Trump administration that the nonprofit steered money to the Ku Klux Klan and other extremist groups without the knowledge of authorities.