Ex-Southern Poverty Law Center’s Mysterious Ringleader No-Show at Court Hearing on Charges of Funneling $1.2M to White Supremacist Groups

Former SPLC Official Waives Appearance as Lawyer Enters Not-Guilty Plea

A former Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) official accused of playing a central role in a scheme that funneled more than $1.2 million to white supremacist groups did not appear at her arraignment on Tuesday. The post Former SPLC Official Waives Appearance as Lawyer Enters Not-Guilty Plea appeared first on Breitbart.

Ex-Southern Poverty Law Center’s mysterious ringleader no-show at court hearing on charges of funneling $1.2M to white supremacist groups

A former Southern Poverty Law Center chief finance officer declined to face charges in person that she fraudulently funneled $1.2 million in donor money to white supremacist groups.

Former SPLC chief financial officer pleads not guilty in donor fraud case

Former Southern Poverty Law Center chief financial officer Heidi Beirich pleaded not guilty on Tuesday to federal fraud and money laundering conspiracy charges tied to the nonprofit group’s use of paid informants inside extremist groups. Beirich, who also served as director of the SPLC’s Intelligence Project, waived her court appearance in the Middle District of Alabama. Her lawyer, Michael Proctor, entered the plea on her behalf. The plea made …

Former SPLC executive pleads not guilty in DOJ prosecution of nonprofit

The headquarters of the Southern Poverty Law Center in Montgomery, Alabama on February 8, 2023. Heidi Beirich, the former director of a covert program that paid confidential informants embedded with white supremacy groups, pleaded not guilty Tuesday to charges brought by the U.S. Department of Justice. (Brian Lyman/Alabama Reflector)A former Southern Poverty Law Center executive pleaded not guilty Tuesday to conspiracy charges of wire fraud and …

Former Anti-Hate Group Official Pleads Not Guilty To Charges Over Informant Program

A trial is quickly taking shape for October.

Former SPLC Official Charged in Alleged $4.1 Million Extremist-Funding Scheme

Heidi Beirich, 59, of Palm Springs, Calif., a former senior Southern Poverty Law Center official, was arrested Aug. 12 and charged alongside the SPLC with conspiracy to commit wire fraud and conspiracy to submit false statements to a federally insured bank. A second superseding indictment also charges Beirich with conspiracy to commit concealed money laundering. According to the indictment, the SPLC allegedly funneled at least $4.1 million in ta…