# Former SPLC CFO arrested over alleged secret payments to white supremacist informants

https://mins.news/en/item/20475

- CNN, 2026-08-12 17:46 UTC
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- Original: https://www.cnn.com/2026/08/12/politics/exclusive-splc-fraud-cfo-charges?Date=20260812&Profile=CNN

> A former chief financial officer of the Southern Poverty Law Center has been arrested. She faces charges alleging that she oversaw secret payments to informants embedded in white supremacist groups. The case centers on the alleged payments and her supervisory role. No further details were provided in the headline.

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