The state of Illinois sued the white supremacist group to which racially motivated killer Benjamin Nathaniel Smith belonged. The state, which named the World Church of the Creator and its leader, Matthew Hale, wants the judge to decide whether the group is a charity. If it is designated a charity, the state will then move to stop the group’s activities until it accounts for all of its funds.
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