联邦起诉书指控捐赠资金被秘密转移至三K党等极端组织
美国东部时间2026年8月12日下午3:46 / 福克斯新闻
作者：贾斯敏·贝尔 福克斯新闻
司法部长确认前SPLC官员被捕
美国司法部长托德·布兰奇表示，南方贫困法律中心前首席财务官已根据新的起诉书被捕。
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周三，联邦检察官公布了一系列新的严重指控，称捐款被秘密转移至极端组织，用于招募成员、举办集会、购买制作三K党长袍和焚烧十字架的材料等活动，与此同时，南方贫困法律中心（SPLC）一名前高级官员因相关指控被捕。
现年59岁的海蒂·贝里奇居住在加利福尼亚州棕榈泉，她与SPLC一同被指控犯有电信诈骗共谋罪和向联邦保险银行提交虚假陈述共谋罪。
这份第二次补充起诉书还指控贝里奇犯有隐蔽洗钱共谋罪。据阿拉巴马州中区美国检察官办公室消息，贝里奇于周三上午收到逮捕令并被捕。
司法部长托德·布兰奇周三在华盛顿特区的新闻发布会上确认了此次逮捕，并表示联邦调查仍在进行中。
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美国司法部长托德·布兰奇周三在华盛顿特区司法部的新闻发布会上发言（盖蒂图片社）
“正如起诉书中所指控的那样，这名个体如所指控的那样参与了该阴谋，”布兰奇说。“我认为她参与了开设银行账户、使用虚假公司名称以及向个人付款的行动，而这些付款的真实理由与所描述的并不相符。”
联邦调查局局长卡什·帕特尔也通过X平台就此事发表评论，称贝里奇是该局正在进行的调查的“核心人物”。
“正如所指控的那样，海蒂·贝里奇是我们对SPLC及其此前被指控的犯罪活动调查的核心人物——当时SPLC蓄意误导捐赠者，让他们以为自己的捐款被用于拆除暴力极端组织，而实际上，部分捐款被用于支付这些极端组织内部的高级领导层，”帕特尔写道。
福克斯新闻数字频道获得的这份长达26页的起诉书指控，SPLC在2007年至2023年间，通过看似与该组织无关的企业银行账户，秘密转移了至少410万美元的免税捐赠资金。检察官称，这些资金被支付给了领导或隶属于暴力极端组织的“现场线人”。
检察官指控，捐赠资金被用于参加和举办极端组织集会、招募成员、发展和创建极端组织分支、出版极端主义宣传材料，以及购买制作三K党长袍、头巾和焚烧十字架的材料。起诉书还指控，两名试图脱离该运动的三K党成员受到SPLC的劝说继续留在组织内，并获得了月度付款和开支报销。
其中一项最具爆炸性的指控涉及一名被列为“F-9”的线人，检察官称该线人渗透进了新纳粹组织“全国联盟”，并在起诉书覆盖的期间内从SPLC获得了超过120万美元。检察官指控贝里奇负责向F-9支付款项，同时与他保持恋爱关系，两人共有一处住所和两个银行账户。
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阿拉巴马州蒙哥马利市的南方贫困法律中心（SPLC）大楼（巴里·刘易斯/InPictures via 盖蒂图片社，资料图）
检察官指控，2015年至2021年间，约14万美元的捐赠资金从SPLC的运营账户通过一个“科技作家”账户，最终转入贝里奇与F-9共同持有的银行账户。起诉书称，这笔资金约占他们共同账户所有存款的66%，并指控贝里奇使用捐赠资金支付两人的个人生活开支。
起诉书还指控，F-9于2014年闯入一个极端组织的总部，窃取了约25箱文件。检察官称，在贝里奇知情的情况下，捐赠资金被用于复制被盗文件，随后文件被归还，而贝里奇利用这些副本作为SPLC“仇恨观察”报道的素材。起诉书指控贝里奇后来向另一名线人支付了约6000美元的捐赠资金，让该线人 falsely 承认自己是此次盗窃案的责任人。
“今天公布的起诉书反映了联邦调查人员和检察官在调查这一 alleged阴谋方面的持续工作，”美国检察官托马斯·戈文说。“我们期待在法庭上出示证据，让司法程序来认定事实和被告对所指控罪行的责任。”
南方贫困法律中心临时总裁兼首席执行官布莱恩·费尔于6月9日在华盛顿特区众议院司法委员会听证会上发言（伊丽莎白·弗朗茨/彭博社 via 盖蒂图片社，资料图）
消息人士告诉福克斯新闻，贝里奇预计将于周三下午2点（太平洋时间）在加利福尼亚州河滨市的联邦法院出庭。
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SPLC此前曾否认有不当行为，并提出驳回联邦案件的动议。起诉书仅包含指控，被告在被证明有罪之前应被视为无罪。
“对抗暴力仇恨和极端组织是目前最危险的工作之一，我们认为这也是我们开展的最重要的工作之一。司法部的行动不会动摇我们的决心，”SPLC在给福克斯新闻数字频道的一份声明中表示。“我们将坚定不移地为正义而战，致力于确保民权运动的承诺惠及所有人。我们对自己的立场充满信心，并期待在法庭上出示证据、陈述我们的案情。”
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Former SPLC official arrested as feds expand case over alleged $4M scheme involving extremist groups
Federal indictment alleges donor funds were secretly funneled to groups like the Ku Klux Klan
August 12, 2026 3:46pm EDT / Fox News
By Jasmine Baehr Fox News
Attorney general acknowledges arrest of former SPLC official
U.S. Attorney General Todd Blanche says the former chief financial officer of the Southern Poverty Law Center has been arrested under a new indictment.
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A former top Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) official was arrested on charges Wednesday as federal prosecutors unveiled sweeping new allegations that donated money was allegedly secretly funneled to extremists and used for activities including recruiting members, staging rallies and buying materials for Ku Klux Klan robes and cross burnings.
Heidi Beirich, 59, of Palm Springs, California, was charged alongside the SPLC with conspiracy to commit wire fraud and conspiracy to submit false statements to a federally insured bank.
The second superseding indictment also charges Beirich with a conspiracy to commit concealed money laundering. Beirich was served with an arrest warrant Wednesday morning, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Alabama.
Attorney General Todd Blanche confirmed the arrest during a news conference Wednesday in Washington, D.C., and said the federal investigation remains ongoing.
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U.S. Attorney General Todd Blanche speaks during a news conference at the Justice Department on Wednesday in Washington, D.C.(Getty Images)
“I think, as alleged in the indictment, this individual participated in the scheme as alleged,” Blanche said. “I believe she was part of the effort to open bank accounts and complete fictitious companies names and make payments that to individuals for reasons that were not, that were not accurate as described.”
FBI Director Kash Patel also weighed in on the news via X, writing that Beirich was at the “center” of the bureau’s ongoing investigation.
“As alleged, Heidi Beirich was at the center of our ongoing investigation into SPLC and their previously alleged criminal activity – where SPLC knowingly misled donors, who believed their money was being used to dismantle violent extremist organizations – when in fact, part of those donations were instead being used to pay senior leadership within those extremist groups,” Patel wrote.
The 26-page indictment obtained by Fox News Digital alleges the SPLC secretly funneled at least $4.1 million in tax-exempt donor funds between 2007 and 2023 through bank accounts supposedly belonging to businesses unaffiliated with the organization. Prosecutors allege the money paid “field sources” who were leading or affiliated with violent extremist organizations.
Prosecutors allege donor money was used to attend and host extremist rallies, recruit members, grow and create extremist chapters, publish extremist literature and buy materials for KKK robes, hoods and cross burnings. The indictment also alleges two KKK members who wanted out of the movement were encouraged by the SPLC to remain and offered monthly payments and expenses.
One of the most explosive allegations centers on a source identified as “F-9,” whom prosecutors say infiltrated the neo-Nazi National Alliance and received more than $1.2 million from the SPLC during the period covered by the indictment. Prosecutors allege Beirich oversaw payments to F-9 while also having a romantic relationship with him, with the pair sharing a home and two bank accounts.
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The Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) building in Montgomery, Ala.(Barry Lewis/InPictures via Getty Images, File)
Between 2015 and 2021, approximately $140,000 in donor money flowed from the SPLC’s operating account through a “Tech Writers” account and ultimately into joint bank accounts held by Beirich and F-9, prosecutors allege. The indictment says the money accounted for approximately 66% of all funds deposited into their joint accounts and alleges Beirich used donor money to pay the couple’s personal living expenses.
The indictment also alleges F-9 broke into an extremist organization’s headquarters in 2014 and stole approximately 25 boxes of documents. Prosecutors allege that, with Beirich’s knowledge, donor money was used to copy the stolen material before it was returned and that Beirich used the copies as the basis for an SPLC “Hatewatch” story. The indictment alleges Beirich later paid another source approximately $6,000 in donor money to then falsely take responsibility for the burglary.
“The indictment unsealed today reflects the continued work of federal investigators and prosecutors in examining this alleged scheme,” U.S. Attorney Thomas Govan said. “We look forward to presenting the evidence in court and allowing the judicial process to determine the facts and the defendants’ responsibility for the alleged crimes.”
Bryan Fair, interim president and CEO of the Southern Poverty Law Center, speaks during a House Judiciary Committee hearing in Washington, D.C., on June 9.(Elizabeth Frantz/Bloomberg via Getty Images, File)
Beirich is expected in federal court in Riverside, Calif., Wednesday afternoon at 2:00 p.m. PT, sources tell Fox News.
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The SPLC has previously denied wrongdoing and moved to dismiss the federal case. An indictment contains allegations, and defendants are presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty.
“Taking on violent hate and extremist groups is among the most dangerous work there is, and we believe it is also among the most important work we do. The actions taken by the DOJ will not shake our resolve,” the SPLC said in a statement to Fox News Digital. “We remain steadfast in our fight for justice and in our commitment to ensuring the promise of the Civil Rights movement becomes a reality for all. We are confident in our position and look forward to presenting the evidence and making our case in court.”
Fox News Digital’s Asra Nomani, and Fox News’ David Spunt and Bill Mears contributed to this report.
Jasmine Baehr is a breaking news writer for Fox News Digital, where she covers politics, the military, legal debates surrounding life and family policy, as well as faith and culture.
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