SPLC Lawyers Say Prosecutors Used Informant’s Financial Troubles to Gain Help

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SPLC Lawyers Say Prosecutors Used Informant’s Financial Troubles to Gain Help

Lawyers for the Southern Poverty Law Center say federal prosecutors persuaded an informant for the civil rights organization to assist the government against it, according to The New York Times.

The lawyers contend that prosecutors took advantage of the informant’s financial difficulties and potential indictment to gain his cooperation.

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