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DOJ Indicts SPLC for $1.2 M Funding Extremist Informant

6/16/2026

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The DOJ filed an indictment charging the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) with directing $1.2 million to a National Alliance informant.
Heidi Beirich and the informant “F-9” shared a house, two bank accounts, and 66 % of the $1.2 million, which funded $140,000 from 2015 to 2021.
The indictment describes a 2014 burglary of National Alliance headquarters, the theft of 25 boxes, and a $6,000 payment to a second informant to hide source.

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Story summary

The DOJ filed an indictment charging the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) with directing $1.2 million to a National Alliance informant.
Heidi Beirich and the informant “F-9” shared a house, two bank accounts, and 66 % of the $1.2 million, which funded $140,000 from 2015 to 2021.
The indictment describes a 2014 burglary of National Alliance headquarters, the theft of 25 boxes, and a $6,000 payment to a second informant to hide source.