What is the word that means to accuse someone of a crime, to divert attention from the guilt of the accuser

Scapegoating?

From Wikipedia:

Scapegoating (from the verb "to scapegoat") is the practice of singling out any party for unmerited negative treatment or blame as a scapegoat. Scapegoating may be conducted by individuals against individuals (e.g. "he did it, not me!"), individuals against groups (e.g., "I couldn't see anything because of all the tall people"), groups against individuals (e.g., "Jane was the reason our team didn't win"), and groups against groups.

A scapegoat may be an adult, child, sibling, employee, peer, ethnic, political or religious group, or country. A whipping boy, identified patient or "fall guy" are forms of scapegoat.

On many occasions, scapegoating does rely on the accuser's guilt.

To frame someone

Informal. to incriminate (an innocent person) through the use of false evidence, information, etc.

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blameshift verb (biblical)

To blame another for one's own wrong-doing. Blameshifting ... pointing the finger at another when trying to save one's skin.

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