Summary
Heidi Beirich, a former Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) official previously praised by the Center for American Progress (CAP) as an extremism expert, has been charged with wire fraud conspiracy, conspiracy to submit false statements to a federally insured bank, and conspiracy to conceal money laundering. Prosecutors allege she oversaw payments to a White supremacist informant with whom she had a romantic relationship, and that SPLC donor money was used to fund and promote extremist groups.
