SUMMARY: Hear from legal experts at the ACLU of Maine, U.S. Magistrate Judge James Orenstein (Ret.), and former U.S. Attorney Joyce Vance.
Steve Rensberry
Steve Rensberry is a St. Louis-area journalist with 30
years of experience in regional and community reporting.
He holds a
bachelors degree in Journalism and Mass Communications/Political
Science from Southern Illinois University Edwardsville.
Apart from
newspapers, Steve is a professionally-trained piano tuner and
technician with 40 years of experience in the piano service
industry. Please respond to:
srensberry@rensberrypublishing.com. Cheryl Eichar Jett
Cheryl Eichar Jett is a historian, playwright, and the author of six nonfiction books and over 100 published historical articles. She is a regular contributor to four print publications, including the popular national magazines
ROUTE and
Route 66 Magazine and an occasional freelancer for other magazines and newspapers.
Summary: The Southern Poverty Law Center has been indicted on 11 federal counts, including wire fraud, false statements to a bank, and conspiracy to commit concealment money laundering. The DOJ alleges that, “unbeknownst to donors,” SPLC used more than $3 million in donor funds to pay informants embedded in extremist groups, routed those payments through fictitious entities, and made false statements to banks to keep the system running.
Steve Rensberry is a St. Louis-area journalist with 30
years of experience in regional and community reporting.
