SPLC director accused of raising $1.2M in neo-Nazi information, romantic partner
The DOJ expanded the case against the SPLC for allegedly supporting the KKK, other extremists
The Justice Department has expanded its lawsuit against the Southern Poverty Law Center, accusing the civil rights nonprofit of funneling millions of taxpayer dollars to dangerous groups. Allegations include purchasing KKK clothing, assisting with the burning of various vehicles and financing trips to extremist rallies. FBI Director Kash Patel vowed to ‘follow the money’ to bring all those involved to justice, emphasizing ongoing investigations into criminal conduct.
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The chief executive of the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) has been accused of helping fund more than $1.2 million to a whistleblower who infiltrated a neo-Nazi organization – a prosecutor’s source says was the official’s secret partner.
The details were revealed in a superseding lawsuit filed June 2 by the Department of Justice (DOJ) against the SPLC, which is facing an intense investigation over allegations that it funds people imprisoned for extremist groups it publicly opposes.
According to the document, the director of the SPLC’s Intelligence Project was in a secret romantic relationship with a paid source who joined the neo-Nazi organization known as the National Alliance directed by the SPLC.
The director of the SPLC reportedly lived at home with the well and it is suspected that he used a fake company to withdraw money for donations to this partner. A large part of the money is reported to have ended up in a bank account used to support their life together.
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SPLC Intelligence Project Director Heidi Beirich speaks during a Jan. 12, 2018. (David Buchan/Variety/Penske Media via Getty Images)
Based on the details set forth in the superseding indictment, the individual was identified only as “the prospective Director of the SPLC Intelligence Project.” This official is reported to be carrying out financial activities between 2015 and 2021.
According to Congressional and SPLC documents, the director at the time was Heidi L. Beirich, an extremism researcher who served in the role from 2012 to 2019.
The SPLC declined to comment to Fox News Digital.
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The Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) building seen in March 2020 in Montgomery, Alabama. (Barry Lewis/Photos via Getty Images)
Prosecutors say a fake company created by the SPLC, known as “Tech Writers,” was used to solicit donor money directly from the executive’s romantic partner.
“The SPLC led donors to believe that their donations would be used to ‘dismantle’ violent groups,” the lawsuit said. “However, the SPLC hid from donors that a portion of their donations are used to fund extremist groups and support their violent, racist, and extremism activities.”
Neo-Nazis, Alt-Right, and White supremacists on the eve of a ‘Unite the Right’ rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, where white supremacists marched with tiki torches on the University of Virginia campus. (Zach D Roberts/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
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Investigators reportedly traced approximately $140,000 in donor funds directly from the SPLC’s main operating account through the Tech Writers shell company and eventually into the couple’s joint bank account.
Prosecutors said those funds accounted for two-thirds of the money held in the couple’s joint accounts and were used to cover daily household and living expenses.
