{
  "id": 702057,
  "title": "DOJ charges former SPLC employee in superseding indictment against the civil rights group",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/doj-charges-former-splc-employee-in-superseding-indictment-against",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-12T20:28:59.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hill",
    "slug": "the-hill",
    "url": "https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/6026108-southern-poverty-law-center-superseding-indictment/"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "A former employee of the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) was charged Wednesday in a superseding indictment against the civil rights nonprofit, with the Department of Justice (DOJ) accusing Heidi Beirich of overseeing payments to informants monitoring hate groups. The charges are the first to be brought against an individual in the matter. The original...",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "CBS News",
        "title": "U.S. indicts former SPLC executive in alleged fraud scheme",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/u-s-indicts-former-splc-executive-in-alleged-fraud-scheme",
        "published": "2026-08-12T19:52:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Hindustan Times - World News",
        "title": "Who is Heidi Beirich? 5 things to know about the former SPLC official arrested in $1.2M donor-fraud case",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/who-is-heidi-beirich-5-things-to-know-about-the-former-splc-official",
        "published": "2026-08-12T19:52:04.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "PBS NewsHour",
        "title": "Former SPLC official charged in Justice Department's broader criminal case against group",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/13/former-splc-official-charged-in-justice-departments-broader-criminal",
        "published": "2026-08-13T01:02:31.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}