DOJ charges SPLC-linked expert over alleged donor money scheme
TL;DR
Federal prosecutors charged Heidi Beirich, a former SPLC executive and current anti-extremism analyst, with conspiracy to commit wire fraud, conspiracy to submit false statements to a federally insured bank, and conspiracy to commit money laundering tied to the SPLC’s informant program; the SPLC denies wrongdoing and a federal judge allowed the case to proceed.
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