Prosecutors charge Heidi Beirich with financial crimes as part of case against the Southern Poverty Law Center
The justice department charged the SPLC in April over a now-ended program in which it paid informants to infiltrate white supremacist groups.
The government said the civil rights organization committed financial crimes by laundering money through bank accounts set up on behalf of fictitious entities to protect the identities of their informants. The government says the SPLC deceived donors into thinking they were combatting extremism, when they were actually supporting it.
The organization has strongly denied that accusation and says the charges are politically motivated. Experts have raised questions about the charges.
It doesnt have to go far. This is the same play as the Broadview 6, Comey, and the refelecging pool guy. The charges are the point because yes, she probably has the means to defend against this but it is going to send a chilling affect across other people/organizations that may not have the same resources.