Heidi Beirich arrest SPLC DOJ

    by Flint: United States Department of Justice

    Heidi Beirich, the former CFO of the Southern Poverty Law Center, was arrested by federal law enforcement. She was set for a court appearance in California over accusations she helped move more than a million dollars in donor funds to a confidential informant to infiltrate a neo-Nazi organization. Authorities say she was in a romantic relationship with that source. The SPLC was indicted by the DOJ earlier this year, and more charges are possible in the ongoing investigation. #UnitedStatesDepartmentOfJustice

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    organization was indicted earlier today. She turned herself into authorities in California. The SPLC is accused of funneling donor money to some of the groups that aim to stop, like the Ku Klux Klan. Now, her name is Heidi Barrett. She was scheduled to be in court in California in the past hour, accused of helping funnel more than a million dollars in donor funds to a confidential informant to infiltrate a neo-Nazi organization. Authorities say she was in a romantic relationship with that source. DOJ indicted the SPLC earlier this year. We're told more charges are possible in this ongoing investigation. We'll follow that. David, thanks.