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Civil rights group indicted over paid informants in extremist groups

The Trump Justice Department announced an indictment alleging a prominent U.S. civil rights organization used donor funds to pay confidential informants inside extremist groups.

Published Apr 21, 2026, 7:57 PM EDT | WFMZZ

The Trump Justice Department announced Tuesday that it has indicted a prominent U.S. civil rights organization for using donor money to compensate confidential informants embedded in extremist groups. The indictment centers on the organization's payments to undercover sources within those groups.