Heidi Beirich is accused of wire fraud related to payments from a hate group.

SPLC director accused of directing $1.2M to neo-Nazi informant and romantic partner

Former SPLC Employee Charged with Multiple Crimes Heidi Beirich, a former employee of the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC), is facing serious charges including conspiracy to commit wire fraud, conspiracy to submit false statements to a federally insured bank, and conspiracy to conceal money laundering. This news comes after a period when she was widely […]

Former SPLC Executive Heidi Beirich Charged with Fraud

Former SPLC Executive Heidi Beirich Charged with Fraud

Charges Filed Against Former SPLC CFO Heidi Beirich, the former chief financial officer of the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC), has been arrested in California. This follows allegations in a Justice Department lawsuit claiming that the SPLC used donations to secretly pay informants embedded in white supremacist groups, as reported by CNN. Beirich, who previously […]