Paying whistleblowers infiltrating hate groups is not a crime. The feds do it all the time.
Office of Public Affairs | Federal Grand Jury Charges Southern Poverty Law Center for Wire Fraud, False Statements, and Conspiracy to Commit Money Laundering | United States Department of Justice
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