The Justice Department indicted the Southern Poverty Law Center on 11 counts, including using a lesser-known bank deception statute for four counts that legal experts say omits the required element of intent to influence a financial institution's actions. Multiple former prosecutors and defense lawyers have flagged the omission as a significant legal flaw that could lead to dismissal or demands for grand jury transcripts, while the indictment's use of "misleading" alongside "false" may also violate a recent Supreme Court ruling.
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The Justice Department indicted the Southern Poverty Law Center on 11 counts, including using a lesser-known bank deception statute for four counts that legal experts say omits the required element of intent to influence a financial institution's actions. Multiple former prosecutors and defense lawyers have flagged the omission as a significant legal flaw that could lead to dismissal or demands for grand jury transcripts, while the indictment's use of "misleading" alongside "false" may also violate a recent Supreme Court ruling.