Washington, United States, Aug 12, 2026 (AFP) - Former US civil rights group exec arrested over paid informant use

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2026-08-12

A former executive of a prominent US civil rights organization was arrested on Wednesday for her alleged role in the use of donor money to secretly pay confidential informants in extremist groups, officials said. Heidi Beirich, 59, the former director of intelligence for the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC), is charged with wire fraud, conspiracy to submit false statements to a bank and conspiracy to commit money laundering, FBI Director Kash P......

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