NEWSNATIONNOW (Steph Whiteside) - Former Southern Poverty Law Center CFO charged in criminal case
The charges are part of a broader case against the Alabama-based civil rights organization.
AI:Heidi Beirich, the former finance chief of the Southern Poverty Law Center, has been hit with federal fraud charges as part of an expanding criminal investigation into the Alabama-based organization. This arrest marks a significant development in a series of legal setbacks for the SPLC, signaling that the first domino is falling for the group following allegations involving misappropriated donor funds and improper payments to extremists.Open