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Former SPLC Chief Financial Officer Pleads Not Guilty to Fraud Charges

Heidi Beirich, the former chief financial officer of the Southern Poverty Law Center, pleaded not guilty to federal fraud and money laundering conspiracy charges. The charges relate to the SPLC's use of paid informants within extremist groups, with allegations that over $4 million was misappropriated from 2007 to 2023.

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Heidi Beirich, the former chief financial officer of the Southern Poverty Law Center, pleaded not guilty to federal fraud and money laundering conspiracy charges. The charges relate to the SPLC's use of paid informants within extremist groups, with allegations that over $4 million was misappropriated from 2007 to 2023.

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

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Former SPLC Chief Financial Officer Pleads Not Guilty to Fraud Charges