The former chief financial officer of the Southern Poverty Law Center has been arrested and charged with fraud. The U.S. Department of Justice announced the charges, which are related to payments made to informants who were embedded within hate groups.
The specific details of the alleged fraud were not immediately available, but the charges stem from the CFO's handling of financial transactions involving confidential sources. The Southern Poverty Law Center is a non-profit organization that monitors hate groups and domestic extremism in the United States.