SPLC CFO Heidi Byrick Arrested for $4.1M Fraud Scheme

Heidi Byrick, former CFO of the Southern Poverty Law Center, was arrested for allegedly misappropriating $4.1 million in donor funds to finance extremist activities, including payments to informants in a white supremacist group. Attorney General Todd Blanch confirmed the indictment and arrest, highlighting the misuse of tax-exempt donor funds.

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