Federal prosecutors accused Heidi Beirich, the Southern Poverty Law Center’s ex-chief financial officer, of overseeing payments to informants working with a variety of hate groups,

Federal prosecutors accused Heidi Beirich, the Southern Poverty Law Center’s ex-chief financial officer, of overseeing payments to informants working with a variety of hate groups, Attorney General Todd Blanche told reporters. Link Ex-Southern Poverty Law Center official indicted over payments to informants Prosecutors say Heidi Beirich was romantically involved with an informant who was receiving payments. Her lawyer called the case an effort to “silence political opponents.”