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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.

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[-] SGGeorwell@lemmy.world 6 points 1 hour ago

The SPLC is one of America’s greatest moral institutions, and something the legal profession should be proud of. Trying to destroy it speaks volumes. On payday I will give them money.

[-] Zombiepirate@lemmy.world 35 points 8 hours ago

The administration 100% serious when they say "antifa" is a threat to them. Anti-fascism is dangerous to their plans for obvious reasons.

[-] Jiral@lemmy.world 2 points 4 hours ago* (last edited 4 hours ago)

The easiest way to know that those accusations are not true, is that the case would not have been persued by the justice dep, if the SPLC really wanted to fraudulently use donations for supporting Nazis.

[-] MrSulu@lemmy.ml 5 points 5 hours ago

Nazi strategy. Spurious reasons to lock people up and quiet any dissent.

[-] Jaysyn@lemmy.world 15 points 8 hours ago* (last edited 44 minutes ago)

This won't go far.

A.) They'd have to identify these white supremacist entities as actually being dangerous extremists, and won't do that because their most racist supporters would revolt, shaving off more votes.

B.) They'd have to show that it's illegal to use paid sources for investigation; it's not & it's something the FBI does on the regular.

EDIT: I love that you downvoting MAGA pukes are too afraid to actually post here.

[-] Catma@lemmy.world 2 points 44 minutes ago

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.

[-] anon_8675309@lemmy.world 1 points 54 minutes ago

Yeah this admin is deathly afraid of discovery.

[-] ImgurRefugee114@reddthat.com 12 points 6 hours ago* (last edited 6 hours ago)

You're making the bold assumption that the law works, which is a pillar that isn't as reliable as it used to be. You're likely right, but I don't think that's an immediate foregone conclusion

[-] Jaysyn@lemmy.world 1 points 47 minutes ago* (last edited 47 minutes ago)

If you read the Dworkin Report, you'd know the judiciary smacks this regime down literally every single day.

[-] Rentlar@lemmy.ca 2 points 5 hours ago

We've already had several cases where the Justice Department are desperately trying to walk back and drop their cases as quickly as possible before their called bluff results in worse consequences for them... (1) [2] [3]

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